I think it would be terrible if Arden-Arcade became a city. As a Citrus Heights resident, I'm all for places in Sacramento County becoming cities, but I don't think Arden-Arcade is a case like Elk Grove or Citrus Heights. For one, it really doesn't have its own identity, and its fairly difficult to discern where exactly it is in relation to Sacramento. I know county services can be kind of lame, but maybe they would be better served by annexing themselves onto the city of Sacramento rather than striking it out on their own?

Anyone else have any opinions on this?

I saw some of their signs today as I was heading down Arden Way (corner of Arden & Watt) and it appears that they made a typo in their URL - they have ardenarcadecity.com listed, which should be ardenarcadecity.org as I've noted above. I just sent them an email to let them know

That would be a weird chunk of county to designate a city. I still don't think it's really unique enough to justify being anything more than an area. Like I said before, I think it should just be annexed by the city of Sacramento. Adding it on the Citrus Heights would be nice though, too.

Maybe it could be its own burrough?

Considering that the area is surrounded by Sacramento on three sides, becoming part of Sacramento makes more sense than trying to form their own city. The street map seems designed to optimize the amount of sales-tax-generating zones, including the Watt, Arden and El Camino retail corridors and the car dealerships on the southern side of Auburn. So while there are defined urban corridors and low-density residential areas, it doesn't seem like they would have any room to expand, unless they wanted to try to absorb Carmichael. And, like any suburban-pattern city, there isn't a definable "downtown" or city center.

Sacramento's city limits are very unusual--we are a K-shaped city. By consolidating the Panhandle, Arden-Arcade and the South Sacramento corridor, we would be a much more consolidated city, bring more people into the urban boundary, and be able to provide better services in those neighborhoods, simply by expanding current facilities to serve neighborhoods that are already nearby.

 I strongly support the city of Sacramento's effort in annexing Arden Arcade. Why not? We all have to work together to better Sacramento. It's a regional problem, and it's not fair that us Sacramentans have to deal with the problems. While others just sit back and enjoy what our city has to offer.Yes, you would pay a little more on your utility bill,but why not take part and identify yourself with the capital city? Yes still uphold your Arden Arcade pride, Sacramento is made up of many different neighborhoods. Why not take pride in Sacramento, instead of wanting to incorporate every piece of the county into cities that leach off Sacramento. Also, how absurd would it be for such a small area surrounded on 3 sides like Arden Arcade be a city?? With borders being Ethan Wy,Auburn,Fair Oaks,etc. That has to be the biggest joke ever, like saying Natomas wants to incorporate.(before it was annexed)oh, and I would say 90%of people wouldn't know Arden Arcade is it's own city anyway. They think it's Sacramento, and how weird would it be to see a fat City Limit Sign right at El Camino and Ethan Wy???