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Major Improvements
Forester Creek Channelization:
This is a $36 Million project that will widen and relegate a 1.2 mile segment of Forester Creek between Mission Gorge and Prospect Ave. It will improve channel to 100 year flood capacity providing flood control for homes and businesses alike eliminating FEMA insurance requirements. It will also create a 40 acre natural habitat linear park and provide a bridge over Olive Lane linking Mission Gorge Road with Prospect Ave. Completion is expected by Sept. 2007

Town Center Community Park:
This is a $12 Million bond funded phase of the 55 acre Town Center Park. The first phase was the City Aquatics Center and YMCA Gymnastics Facility. This next phase will include soft ball/base ball fields, concession center, amphitheatre, and developed park uses. Construction is underway; to be phased in over the next three years.

Santee Boys and Girls Club Center:
Funded by very generous donations and State/Federal Grants. This center will be the new home for the administration for all of the East County Boys and Girls Clubs, while providing fun and exciting things to do for the kids and teens of Santee before and after school. It is located just behind Carls Jr. on Mission Gorge Road and is scheduled to open March of 2007.

Santee Population: 54,709 (State Dept. of Finance 1/1/06)
Housing Tenure: 71% Owner Occupied Units, 29% Renter Occupied Units (2000 Census)
Households by Type: 75.9% Family Households, 24.1% Non-Family Households (2000 Census)
Median Age: 37.1 yrs (Sandag 2006)
Year of Incorporation: Incorporated Dec. 1, 1980
Largest Percentage of Santee Residence Income Bracket: $75,000-$99,999 (Sandag 2006)
2005 Median Household Income: $73,846 (Sandag 1/1/05 EST. - Not adjusted for inflation)
Housing Cost:2006 Median Market Price for Resales
Single Family Detached Home $464,000
Condominiums $335,000 (Dataquick Information Systems)
Registered Voters: 28,310 (County Registrar of Voters 2/10/05)

City of Santee - Regional Location

Santee is a community of Approx. 55,000, located 18 miles North-East of Downtown San Diego. Santee has Direct freeway access to State Routes 52, 67 and 125. Located just 25 minutes from Downtown San Diego and only 20 minutes from La Jolla / Sorento Valley and the South Bay (via SR-52 and SR-125). Santee is also linked by the Trolley to SDSU, Mission Valley and Old Town.

The focus of the City's vision and redevelopment efforts for the past 20 years have been on the "Santee Town Center". Town Center consists of 706 acres of mixed use development master-planned to integrate commercial, residential and civic uses. The future even holds for the Santee residents a "pedestrian Walk Way" or path going all along the San Diego Rivers edge to enjoy.