The first phase of Galt's Downtown Revitalization and Historical Preservation plan will also soon commence as landscaping, drainage and underground utility improvements are made to Fourth and C streets. A 35-acre industrial park recently approved near Pringle Avenue and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks should help bring business development as well as employment opportunities to the area. In Wilton, construction on 222 ranchette-style houses near Clay Station and Dillard roads will begin in 1999. The houses will sit on 5-acre lots. The project is the biggest agriculture-residential project in years.
Family is a major reason people move to the new subdivisions in Elk Grove and Laguna.
They see the area as a good place to raise children, with an excellent school system, low crime and affordable single-family homes. Night life in Elk Grove and Laguna has historically focused upon school sports and small breweries, though with the population explosion in the area, alternatives are starting to crop up. Families flock to the movie theater at Sheldon and Bruceville roads. The Elk Grove Teen Center has opened a karaoke club for youths ages 18 to 21. The Sweet Bean coffee shop and Borders Books and Music, both in Laguna, offer live music at night, as does the Elk Grove Brewing Co. in Old Elk Grove.