CARVER TRACT – The small unincorporated community of Carver Tract now has sidewalks throughout the entire neighborhood, bringing a permanent infrastructure improvement for the nearly 80-year-old community.

The project was a longtime goal of Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, who worked with the county transportation department to find funds for these community improvements. Approximately $8.5 million was invested by the county in a two-phase project to install sidewalks along all the residential streets, as well as curbs, gutters and storm drains, giving water a place to go when it rains.

Supervisor Perez and the Riverside County Transportation Department invite the community to celebrate this milestone with a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon on Saturday, October 18. It will be held at the intersection of Luzon Street and Corregidor Avenue, with music, refreshments and activities.

“This is historic and personal to me,” said Supervisor Perez. “Carver Tract was home to my grandmother during my college years and, still to this day, home to my aunt and her family. I see this as a responsibility to have infrastructure that provides a better place to live, helping residents walk safely, for kids to get to school, to support healthy activity in the community, and to not have water flood the streets. The sidewalks are an improvement uplifting the whole community, improving the lives for individuals who deserve it and have deserved it for generations.”

In conjunction with the ribbon cutting, Supervisor Perez is also sponsoring a community clean-up on Saturday morning. Carver Tract residents will have the opportunity to leave bulky items at the curb by 6 a.m. for free disposal. At 8 a.m., residents and volunteers will work street by street cleaning up the community.

Supervisor Perez has organized meetings with residents to keep the focus on improving the area and keeping the community safe. Among the efforts are: working with public safety on speeding issues, with the school district on safer routes for students and new crosswalks to walk to Van Buren Elementary School, and with Coachella Valley Rescue Mission so that homeless individuals are housed at CVRM and not having to sleep in the streets of the surrounding Carver Tract community.

“The completion of the Carver Tract sidewalks represents more than just infrastructure; it’s a reflection of care, safety and dignity for this community,” states Amanda Galindo, Executive Director, Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. “CVRM is grateful to partner with Supervisor Perez and the County in supporting lasting change that improves quality of life for residents and provides hope for a brighter, stronger future.”

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