Gold Rush Back in Yuba County

Over 100 years ago, the Mother Lode country was changed drastically due to the discovery of gold -- and, thus, the Gold Rush era -- this put Yuba County on the map. Today, through building successful relationships with enterprising businesses, Yuba County has struck gold again with its announcement of the raceway and amphitheatre projects, followed by the City of Marysville's announcement of its successful negotiations to bring back professional baseball to Yuba-Sutter.

The amphitheatre and raceway projects are located in South Yuba County, off Highway 65, along Forty Mile Road, now transformed from a 2-lane road to a 4-lane road, encompassing over 700 acres of development. The Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre is located on 90 acres at the south end of the raceway project.  Ground was broken on the amphitheater project in July 1999 and is now well on its way to completion.  The $21 million amphitheatre will hold its first concert on June 12, 2000...click for more

Progress on the racetrack is at a much slower pace due to design work still underway.  Water and sewer work is proceeding while the design work on the racetrack facilities continues.  Construction of the drag strip will be the first major track work and is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.  The photo to the right is an idea of what can be expected once the new raceway is completed.  This photograph is from a similar track in Fontana, California.  CLICK ON PHOTO FOR MORE INFO . . .

Baseball is back at Bryant Field in Marysville with the location of the new professional baseball team, the Feather River Mudcats.  Beginning May 19, 2000, the Mudcats will begin their first season  Major improvements to Bryant Field are at fast pace to get the park ready for its 48 home game season.