Oak Leaf January 2017

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The Oak Leaf

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Volume 19  •  Number 1  •  January 2017

The Official Newsletter of the City of Oakley

The Oak Leaf

Former DuPont Site Development Anticipated The City of Oakley is looking forward to the redevelopment of the former DuPont plant site located north of Main Street and along Bridgehead Road. Eighteen years after DuPont closed operations at the Oakley plant, a Purchase and Sales Agreement (PSA) has been negotiated by Chemours (a successor to Dupont who now owns the property) to Claremont Companies, LLC (Claremont) an experienced regional developer. The PSA allows for Claremont to purchase the entire 348-acre Oakley site, with the exception of 22 acres in the southwest corner of the property. In June 2016, a three-year lease extension was signed for the potential development of a natural gas power generation plant on this portion of the property. Of the total 348 acres, approximately 150 acres is developable, after the removal of the 22 acres for a possible power plant and the remaining land that is identified to remain as open space marshland. Claremont proposes to develop a 21st century industrial business park on the 150 acres, to serve as a critical job center for Oakley and the surrounding area. (continued on page 4)

Meet Your Oakley School Resource Officer: Casey Minister

By Barbara Santos Except for the neatly pressed police uniform he wears, you might mistake Officer Casey Minister for one of the Freedom High School students he works with as Oakley’s School Resource Officer. When the athletically-built, blonde, father of four moved into his office on campus last August, he brought with him years of police experience focused on juvenile law enforcement. His focus now is to help students keep their eyes on the future by proactively supporting them through all sorts of adolescent pitfalls along the way to graduation. Some people know from an early age what they want to be. But Officer Minister says he never dreamed of becoming a police officer while he was growing up in San Jose. He was already in college when he realized what he wanted to do. (continued on page 4)

Inside this Issue Oakley Makes Safe City List.......... Coming Capital Improvements..... Citizen Planning Advisors............. City Council Transitions................

Regular Features 2 2 3 5

Leadership Academy................... 6 Oakley History............................. 7 Upcoming Special Events............ 8 Shop Oakley Coupon Books ......... 8

Departments........................... 10 City Calendar........................... 10


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