A mountain lion visited this central Napa neighborhood over Presidents Day weekend. Check it out.
It was late Saturday afternoon on Presidentsâ Day weekend and Jim Hosp had just stepped onto his Napa driveway to join his grandkids playing outside.
Thatâs when he saw it.
A mountain lion. Crouched â and no less than six feet from him.
He froze.
âIt scared the crap out of me,â Hosp said. âAm I really seeing what Iâm seeing?â he wondered.
Then the creature hissed at him.
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The bad news: Mesa development continues.
City leaders have their eyes on both the jobs and challenges new projects are bringing to Mesa.Â
At a recent Economic Development Board meeting, City Manager Chris Brady said the cityâs economic development âis mostly based upon infrastructure and the workforce.â
While development means jobs, it is also accelerating at a pace that is âpushing us to our limits.â
The intense growth in the eastern part of the city can deflect from needed improvements elsewhere, he noted.
And, he stressed the fairness factor: âIt is an important balancing act to meet the demands of developers who donât want to spend money on infrastructure,â Brady said. âWe are trying to encourage that they need to be playing a part in this too.â