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February, 2021
Upper Ridge Community Plan Survey Results
1. Do you live on the Upper Ridge?
a. Yes
b. Yes
c. Yes, ON the Upper Ridge, not IN it. Using a foreign endpoint because these
answers are too personal to allow Google to profile..
d. Yes
e. Yes
f. Yes
g. Yes
h. Yes
i. Yes
j. Yes
k. Yes
l. Yes
m. Yes
n. Yes
o. Yes
p. Yes
q. Yes
r. Yes
s. Yes
t. Yes
u. Yes
v. Yes
w. Yes
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2. If you lost property due to fire, do you plan on rebuilding?
a. Didn’t lose
b. Didn’t lose property
c. Home stands
d. Lost 3 rentals in Paradise
e. Lost a rental property, live in our home
f. Yes
g. I did not lose my home
h. No loss
i. No
j. Maybe
k. I rent, but plan to purchase a home in the next two years
l. I did not lose my house
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3. If you do not plan to rebuild, can you explain why?
a. Home still stands
b. Cost
c. Did not lose property
d. Not sure if we can afford to rebuild rental property
e. No loss
f. I am a renter and my place is still here. But I want to purchase a new rebuild in
Paradise or Magalia in the next few years. First time home buyer.
4. Which uses do you wish could be added to the Upper Ridge? Choose all that apply.
a. Passive open space, Retail, Trails and bike paths, Integrated Retirement
Community Condos? With accessory Retail, Medical, in central Magalia.
b. Single family residential
c. Retail, Trails and bike paths, Multi-family residential, Biomass energy facility
zoned HI nearby but not within CDP. We have plenty of open space; we just need
it improved for recreation. And too much SFR, some of which could be converted
to neighborhood parks in a TDR to get MFR in the G-C.
d. Passive open space, Trails and bike paths, Single family residential, NO
apartments! And equestrian access to the bike/hiking trails that are proposed..
There are 200+ Horses that are here in the upper ridge area.
e. Passive open space
f. Trails and bike paths, Single family residential
g. Passive open space, Trails and bike paths, Single family residential
h. Passive open space, Trails and bike paths, Single family residential
i. Passive open space, Trails and bike paths
j. Retail, Single family residential, Prkor to add’l residents we need better escape
routes especially over reservoir
k. Trails and bike paths, I would like to be able to go down to Whiskey Flat again.
Beautiful area overrun by drugs and homeless
l. Passive open space, Retail, Trails and bike paths, Single family residential
m. Passive open space, Retail, Trails and bike paths
n. Passive open space, Retail, Trails and bike paths, Single family residential, Multi-
family residential, Traditional Public park with picnicking, children’s play area,
tennis etc. on the west side.
o. Retail, Trails and bike paths, Single family residential
p. Retail, Trails and bike paths, Single family residential, Multi-family residential
q. Passive open space, Retail, Trails and bike paths, Single family residential
r. Trails and bike paths
s. Nothing
t. Passive open space, Retail, Trails and bike paths
u. Passive open space, Retail, Trails and bike paths, Single family residential, Multi-
family residential
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v. Passive open space, Retail, Trails and bike paths, Single family residential
w. Passive open space, Retail, Trails and bike pathsFebruary, 2021
5. Are local destinations generally easily reached by Car today?
a. Yes
b. Sometimes
c. I wouldn’t know. They sure aren’t easily reached by transit.
d. Yes
e. Yes
f. Sometimes
g. No
h. Yes
i. Yes
j. Yes
k. Yes
l. Sometimes
m. Yes
n. Yes
o. Sometimes
p. Yes
q. Yes
r. Sometimes
s. Yes
t. Yes
u. Yes
v. Sometimes
w. YesFebruary, 2021
6. Are local destinations generally easily reached by Walking today?
a. No
b. No
c. No
d. No
e. Yes
f. Sometimes
g. No
h. Sometimes
i. No
j. No
k. Yes
l. No
m. No
n. No
o. No
p. No
q. We’re on Humbug. No sidewalks and not much public transportation up here.
r. No
s. No
t. No
u. No
v. Sometimes
w. NoFebruary, 2021
7. Are local destinations generally easily reached by Bicycle today?
a. No
b. No
c. Skyway is horrible; other roads are fine. Alternate through road or non-
motorized path is needed to get up and down.
d. No
e. Yes
f. Sometimes
g. No
h. Sometimes
i. Sometimes
j. No
k. Yes
l. No
m. No
n. Sometimes
o. No
p. Sometimes
q. Sometimes
r. No
s. No
t. No
u. No
v. Sometimes
w. NoFebruary, 2021
8. Which area is your top priority for improvement on the Upper Ridge?
a. Infrastructure includes transportation, environment, and safety etc.
b. Safety
c. 1) Infrastructure to return population and concomitant services to the Upper
Ridge. 1a) Preserving the forest that remains and reforesting the burn scar.
d. Internet and cell access for Nimshew/Humbug area
e. Infrastructure
f. Environmental
g. Environmental
h. Infrastructure
i. Safety
j. Infrastructure
k. Safety
l. Environmental
m. Safety
n. Transportation
o. Infrastructure
p. Infrastructure
q. Environmental
r. Environmental
s. Safety
t. Infrastructure
u. Safety
v. Infrastructure
w. SafetyFebruary, 2021
9. Which measures do you think can be taken to improve the Upper Ridge’s
preparedness for wildfires?
a. Better forest management, larger lots with more open space around structures,
open areas for gathering in fire emergencies.
b. Warning system that isn't dependent on phone or internet; better maintenance
of the areas forest land; improved or additional escape routes
c. We are better prepared for wildfire than anyone in California besides the native
tribes. We know exactly what wildfire is like and what to do and not to do when
it approaches. Extensive preparatory fuel reduction saved most of the town, and
that work has continued. Future risk could be greatly reduced by
undergrounding powerlines or at least replacing bare wire with covered
conductor, and aggressively abating the small-diameter vegetation that has
sprung up wherever our shade trees have been removed. And by preserving the
shade trees that remain while continuing to thin the understory beneath them.
Controlled burns in the surrounding timberland would also help. In the event of
a major fire, it would be good to have grid power -- again, that wouldn't be
preemptively shut off "for safety" if wires were insulated or buried -- as well as
reliable cell service and broadband so residents could stay informed. And it
would be good to have additional lanes on Skyway that could be used 365/7, not
just during evacuations, though the terrain between South Park and Pentz is not
conducive to road widening. It wouldn't hurt to rehabilitate the old Paradise-
Stirling Highway routing across the face of Magalia Dam to Pine Needle or
improve the Bader Mine crossing for bicycles year-round and vehicles in an
emergency. But the focus shouldn't be on vehicle throughput as much as on
keeping fires small and keeping residents informed so there's never a rush to
evacuate.
d. Property owners MUST clear around their homes. Rosewood area is terrible with
many small, clustered trees and vegetation. Magalia doesn’t stand a chance
against a wildfire if not thinned out. Do not allow high density housing or further
development until the “bridge” is widened. Leave the Nimshew/Humbug area
“rural” with minimum acreage lots.
e. Keep a reduced population, underbrush removal.
f. Keep clearing out BLM/POA land
g. Green spaces open trails for bikes and horses to transit from Magalia to paradise
off the road.
h. More defensive space
i. Better forestry practices, thinning and managed fire breaks. Also a local green
waste collection site.
j. 4 lane escape route over reservoir
k. Continue to keep brush cleared
l. Comprehensive remedial fuel reduction on private and public properties.
m. Chipper programs. Maybe property owners allowing bulldozers on properties
that back to Butte Creek and Feather River Canyons.February, 2021
n. Increase paved routes thru & out of area, Centerville Rd. Hupp-Coutelenc.
Additional fuels reduction throughout & around area. More reliable
communications.
o. Clearing and evacuation routes
p. Clearing and code enforcement
q. Make connectivity stronger, faster; plus more durable when power goes down.
r. Strategic planning
s. Get rid of squatters
t. The speed limit is 35 mph the entire way from Upper Magalia to the bottom of
Paradise. Widening roads, shoulders, increasing lanes, culvert pipe
ditches/create sidewalks, make the exits to the North and west more accessible
to all.
u. Better maintenance of vegetation and fire breaks around the upper ridge.
v. Vegetation clean up and fire breaks throughout the Upper Ridge
w. Pave doe mill road. have more roads out of Magalia. the dam needs a bypass in
case it gets blocked.February, 2021
10. Please state the issues and concerns that are most important to you on the Upper
Ridge.
a. Forest management, retirement amenities, retail, communication, integrated
plans for redevelopment after the fire, . . .
b. Lack of medical facilities; growing number of squatters on vacant properties and
homeless
c. Improving quality of life for current residents and making it easier for people
who want to move (back) up here to do so. Which in turn will bring more
business and services to improve quality of life. That means making sure the
CDBG-DR dollars and PG&E settlement dollars are used HERE to mitigate the
primary impacts of the Camp Fire, making sure the Board of Forestry's new "Fire
Safe Regulations" don't substantially impede repopulation, that the county's
"Fire Prevention and Protection" proposal doesn't require expensive and
detrimental tree removal that would impede repopulation, that PRPD assets are
developed for the benefit of people who live here rather than for day-trippers,
etc. Housing and environmental justice, basically.
d. Internet accessibility, fire preparedness and thinning of trees, no further
development in the more “rural” areas to maintain open space, widening the
bridge over the dam.
e. Fire reduction, squatters
f. Safety, and keeping it a mountain, not building it up like a city.
g. Traffic speeds, lack of good shoulders on roads for bikes and horses
h. Transients/Homeless, abandoned RV’s, illegal camping, dumping trash,
mattresses etc.
i. Road maintenance and fire safety.
j. Recreational park, retail and restaurants
k. We desperately need emergency alert signal in upper ridge
l. Fire preparedness, Homelessness and substandard housing remediation, Road
maintenance
m. Personal and fire safety
n. See previous answer & increase housing for lower income folks to help reduce
the homeless issue
o. Safety, medical, and retail
p. Failing dam, fire safety
q. Safety, security; medical services; disaster-related road closures that impact
escape before and food availability after; environmental stability; DO NOT
OVERCROWD THE RIDGE. Magalia needs a cottage industry plus support for
those who engage in it.
r. Very disconnected and community layout does not flow.
s. Squatters and break ins
t. Safety, Community living without depending on Chico.
u. Vegetation maintenance and criminal activity.
v. Add gas lines so we don't have to have tanks.February, 2021
11. Name something that you enjoy in other places and wish you could find on the Upper
Ridge.
a. Eateries
b. Transit. Bicycle infrastructure -- even a class III bike route that avoids heavy
traffic. Healthy food -- not just the cheap sustenance stocked by our only grocery
store. Libraries. High-speed Internet, which is available further downhill but not
here. I don't exactly enjoy medical treatment but sure wish I could find it on the
Upper Ridge. Self-governance. But most of all, rest. Living here has been one
crisis after another since September 2018 ("Enhanced Vegetation Management")
and it has been up to a small number of us to keep this ship afloat. I wish I could
find the same standard of living here that most Americans enjoy and that we
enjoyed before the fire so I could get back to my leisurely life instead of
struggling to keep this town from sinking after PG&E and COVID torpedoed it
and government has largely failed to assist.
c. Internet! Otherwise... I love our little area...I have owned my home here for 31
years! I love the rural feel and open areas! Please don’t change our way of life up
here.
d. Less homeless
e. Safe places for kids to play outside. Obstacle course for bicycles, ninja-like course
for kids and adults.
f. Trails and green spaces to ride horses, bike or hike
g. Better maintained roadsides, less trash, Less tarps on RVS
h. Dog park where dogs can be off leash
i. Retail that was lost in fire/Paradise. Medical facility
j. Mini golf
k. Shared community events, festivals
l. Thrift shopping, shopping in general
m. Drag strip, race track
n. Retail, medical, lodging
o. Restaurants
p. A gathering space. An actual center. Benches. Old fashioned lamp posts with
hanging baskets (of native plants, here). More meeting spaces.
q. Trails and bike/walking paths
r. Decent food store
s. An incorporated town that can make decisions for ourselves, community
centers, businesses
t. Some kind for family entertainment. Movies, mini golf, or an arcade.
u. More places to shop and eat. Parks are needed for kids and teens. A walking
path that is safe for bicycles too. A horse and dog path to take for walks.
v. I wish we had a library branch in Magalia. I would like chain fast food places as
well.February, 2021
12. Where do you go to feel connected to fellow community members on the Upper
Ridge?
a. Before fire and Covid, church, PPOA, -- neighbors who have left since losing
everything. We are new and just getting acquainted before the fire and most
new friends have moved on.
b. Community meetings; Facebook
c. During the pandemic, online. Previously, to every single community meeting and
to yard sales.
d. I don’t need to go somewhere to feel connected. We have plenty of social media
outlets that keep us connected up here.
e. Churches, historic events such as parades etc.
f. Sav Mor and the disc golf course are the only things we do in the Upper Ridge
area.
g. No where
h. Social media
i. For a walk and meeting others along the way
j. Don’t feel connected
k. Church
l. Party in the Park, Farmers Markets, shared interest group activities
m. Sav Mor
n. Sav Mor grocery
o. Nowhere yet
p. Hilltop Café, but it’s not what it used to be
q. No where
r. Friends
s. The schools, the businesses that were local (ie: donut shop, hardware store,
historic depot)
t. I don't feel connected to the community. There is a "mind your own" mentality
in the community.
u. Church, but since COVID...no where
v. No whereFebruary, 2021
13. Which of the following best describes you? Choose all that apply.
a. Senior citizen (65+), Home owner, Parent
b. Senior citizen (65+), Home owner
c. Adult (18-64), Home owner
d. Adult (18-64)
e. Adult (18-64), Home owner, Parent
f. Adult (18-64), Home owner, Parent
g. Adult (18-64)
h. Employed, Adult (18-64), Home owner
i. Employed, Adult (18-64), Home owner, No Children
j. Senior citizen (65+), Home owner, No children
k. Senior citizen (65+), Home owner, Parent
l. Employed, Adult (18-64), Home owner
m. Employed, Adult (18-64), Home owner, Parent
n. Employed, Adult (18-64), Home owner, No children
o. Employed, Adult (18-64), Home owner, Parent
p. Employed, Home owner
q. Senior citizen (65+), Home owner, No children
r. Employed, Adult (18-64), Home owner, Parent
s. Adult (18-64)
t. Employed, Adult (18-64), Home owner, Parent
u. Employed, Adult (18-64), Home owner, Parent
v. Employed, Adult (18-64), Renter, Parent
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