Canyon Springs High School - Open With Care Yearbook (Moreno Valley, CA)

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Moreno Valley: Growth f or a metr opol IS Moreno Valley saw most of its The planned opening of new schools, greatest changes in the years immedi- including the new Canyon Springs, in ateiy after its incorporation in 1984. the Fall of 1987, was designed to keep As fields gave way to homes and shop- overcrowding down through the fol- ping centers, the new city quickly took lowing school year. P - Three major projects were planned With ever-growing numbers of for the future. One was the proposed new residents, the population growth development of a i. ' billion aero- was expected to continue for decades. space complex and airport for Moreno The city ' s population, between 65,300 Valley. The project would increase and 79.000 in 1987, was expected to reach 214,000 by the year 2010, ac- cording to figures from the Press-En- terprise. Moreno Valley developed rapidly, with the opening in 1986 of several new shopping centers, fast food out- lets and a Target department store. Commercial services, however, never quite kept up with housing, as new housing tracts kept appearing, hous- ing in areas such as Sunnymead Ranch, where once there were fields of wild grass and waist-high weeds. Yeah, ' 86 was a good year for Moreno Valley, since we got a Target, two Taco Bells and an In Out Burg- ers, Bill Song said. With more people constantly com- ing into the community, the district had to work to prevent overcrowding. commercial and industrial develop- ment for the city, most of whose resi- dents commuted to Orange and Los Angeles counties. Town Gate, a major shopping mall and mixed-use develop- ment, was to replace Riverside Raceway. Moreno Valley Ranch, a de- velopment of almost 4,000 acres, was approved for the area south of Ales- sandro and east of Perris. I would think that it would bring some good to the city, or at least I would hope so, said long-term resi- dent Natalie Barnett, a teacher at Sunnymead Annex. Other needed improvements were achieved or planned, including the opening of a new library building and the construction of a new shopping center and 7-Plex cinema. FUTURE Cougar stomping ground: the stu- dent quad, as viewed from the uppcr-levcl fa.ul- WITH THE INFLUX of new residents into Moreno Valley, new houses were a com- mon sight. Serrano was one major developer in the community. Growth 1 29

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MANY NEW housing developments sprang up. as evident by the city ' s signs. Wherever one went m Moreno Valley, one would find a n,-« dcvclopment being built. mg Bsmi pdlSZsni 7 -» W ' cowTirtr. ill CONSTRUCTION of houses rose enor- mously in 1986, with more people coming into the community. Sunnymead Ranch, which in- cluded Marlboro Country, was the largest dc- vrlopmcnt by far.

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