The city also operates an extensive parks system, including an aquatics center with Olympic-size swimming pool, and recreation programs for all ages. The Senior Wing at the Maidu Community Center caters to the interests of the city's senior population, which is growing with the advent of developments such as Del Webb's Sun City Roseville. Although the city has added more than 20,000 residents since 1991, it has sought to preserve its historic core, supporting efforts to draw people to Old Town and downtown Roseville through a variety of seasonal festivities. It also has established a network of neighborhood associations, initially under the auspices of the police department and more recently through its housing and community development department, to promote the sense of community usually associated more with small-town than suburban life. Rocklin, Roseville's neighbor to the north, is part boomtown, part politics that lean to the right and part the carefully planned world of Stanford Ranch.
Normality is no nemesis here.
Even City Hall, usually a near-guarantee to spur significant dissatisfaction among residents over some issue, is a happy place. Many residents took pride in the association with a successful professional sports franchise. But when the football team left for Stockton, the city seemed to take the loss in stride. Auburn, the county seat, prides itself on its rich Gold Country heritage and a blend of small-town charm and sophistication. It is home to the Gold Country Fairgrounds as well as county historical museums and the Auburn Symphony.