5555 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969 530-872-6291
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The Paradise Town Hall regular business hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00AM to 5:00PM & Friday from 8AM to 10AM
Welcome to the Town of Paradise web site. We believe this web site represents one more example of a town government that is dedicated to keeping our citizens well informed about their community.
The Town of Paradise has entered an exciting and dynamic era as a small-sized city that has only been incorporated since 1979.
While we are predominately a bedroom community that values its small town heritage, at the same time, we recognize the necessity to strengthen and diversify our local business economy. A stronger local economy will provide more local jobs, reduce the retail sales leakage to Chico, and enable our Town to increase what has been traditionally a limited tax base so that we are able to adequately fund vital, essential services to our community such as police and fire services, and streets and roads improvements.
One of the most important resources that we now have at our Town’s disposal to help improve our local economy is redevelopment. Established in 2003, redevelopment is the primary tool we are utilizing to not only revitalize our Downtown and greater Redevelopment Project Area, but to turn our overall local economy around for the better. Through a combination of public/private partnership-based business incentive/assistance programs, free business counseling services, capital improvement projects, and affordable housing programs, we’re already in this early stage of redevelopment making significant progress. Our Town is also a strong supporter and active participant in the 44-acre Paradise Community Village multi-use project off lower Clark Road that when developed will include affordable housing, single family housing, soccer fields, skate and bike park, community center, future site of the Paradise Middle Charter School, and Paradise Boys & Girls Club.
Finally, as part of our efforts to outreach with our youth, and to get them more involved in helping to shape the future of our community, last year the Town established a seven-member Youth Council. This Youth Council performs two important roles. First, they serve as an advisory body to the Town Council providing input on community issues from a youth perspective, and secondly, they oversee and manage the “Team Paradise” Community Service Corps Program.
Paradise Town Radio AM 1500 Emergency & Community News
Finally, in addition to our web site, I urge you to tune into our Paradise Town Radio 1500 AM. This is another of our Town’s emergency notification systems for important information and late-breaking news. During non-emergency times, Paradise Town Radio provides the latest information about upcoming community events.
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Yes, Paradise is most definitely in an exciting and dynamic period as a community and it’s only going to get better!
So enjoy our website and let us know how we can make it better to serve your needs.
Chuck Rough
Town Manager
Paradise is located in Butte County in Northern California. Nestled at about 2.000 ft. elevation in the beautiful foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, we are noted for our tall pines trees and blue skies.
The Paradise area includes the communities of Magalia, Paradise Pines, Lovelock, Stirling City and Inskip.
Johnny Appleseed Days which is celebrated in October and Gold Nugget Days, which is celebrated each April, are favorite times for locals to remember our rich history.
The Paradise Ridge was originally inhabited by the Maidu Indians who lived here for perhaps 10,000 years before the arrival of white settlers.
The onset of the Gold Rush brought miners from around the world. The largest gold nugget ever found in California was discovered in the town of Magalia in 1859, which weighed an amazing 54 pounds, of which 49.5 ounces were pure gold.
After the gold rush slowed, the Paradise area continued to thrive as an agricultural area and a stop over for weary stagecoach travelers to Susanville and Nevada. The 1880 census put the population at 301.
Today, the Town of Paradise and surrounding communities are home to nearly 40,000 people and continues to grow as more visitors discover this beautiful, friendly town with its breathtaking scenery and fresh air. Please explore our website for more information about the Town of Paradise
Click here for pictures of Paradise taken in the 1940's, 50's and 60's from the Eastman Originals Collection.
Click here for links to useful Paradise and Butte County websites
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