Editing Arden-Arcade, California (section)

===Local===

====Incorporation plans====
On November 2, 2010, area residents voted on Measure D.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120306032717/http://www.kcra.com/politics/25546063/detail.html] The measure was defeated by a margin of 76% to 24%. If approved, the area bounded by Auburn Boulevard on the north, the American River Drive, Ethan Way on the west, and Mission Avenue/Jacob Lane on the east would have become the City of Arden-Arcade. Proponents claimed that the new city would have improved services and created community pride in the City of Arden-Arcade without any new taxes.  Opponents believed that revenue assumptions were risky and, if wrong, could lead to higher taxes.

====Sacramento annexation study====
As of August 24, 2010, the City of Sacramento posted on their website that they have no plans to annex Arden-Arcade.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120324095606/http://www.cityofsacramento.org/dsd/planning/new-growth/sphere-of-influence/documents/ArdenArcade_Profile.pdf]. Only the Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCo) has the regulatory authority under state law to approve or disapprove of the annexation of territory by a city (Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000, California Government Code Section 56000). LAFCo requires cities to keep up their general plan and look at overlapping jurisdictions. In that context, the City of Sacramento has collected information about Arden-Arcade but has not taken any steps toward incorporation, the first of which would be identifying Arden-Arcade as within its [[sphere of influence]].

The City of Sacramento's last annexation of an inhabited area, College Greens, was in the late 1950s. While it discussed interest in Arden-Arcade in the 1960s, the City of Sacramento did not initiate formal steps toward incorporation.

In its analysis of the area as part of its general plan update, city staff noted that Arden-Arcade is "mostly built out" (see Part III of the General Plan, Community Plan and Special Study Areas, Arden-Arcade Community Plan, p.&nbsp;3-AA-5 at http://www.sacgp.org/). The city has also noted that the area has significant infrastructure needs and the likelihood of community opposition to incorporation.

====Arden-Arcade Community Planning Council====
The Arden-Arcade Community Planning Council is a nine-member council that helps make decisions for the community of Arden-Arcade. These nine members are appointed by the [[Sacramento County Board of Supervisors]].

==== Chamber of Commerce ====
The North Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, Greater Arden Chamber of Commerce[http://www.greaterarden.com], and Metro Chamber Arden Arcade Council all serve the business community of Arden-Arcade.