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"This week, the city of Roseville is opening a new town square to the public for the first time.View photosA wine tasting event, part of an ongoing program, is set for Wednesday. Then Saturday, the grand opening will start with a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m.City officials hope to utilize the $4.5 million square almost every day to attract people to the downtown corridor.\"For us, it is a bit unique,\" said Kathy Barsotti, the recreation manager for the city. \"We are really planning to have activities throughout the day (and) throughout the week, including evening and weekend events.\"The events range from literacy programs for children, to farmers markets, to yoga classes, to family movie nights on Fridays.But the new town square is just the starting point for downtown revitalization, said Bill Aiken, a development analyst for the city.\"The city is actively engaged in discussions with a master developer for potential projects down here,\" he told KCRA 3 on Monday.Those plans include moving a nearby fire station, to give the public better access to a park that borders a creek.Aiken also said the city hopes to bring in more retail and housing projects in the downtown area. It wants to attract regional universities to downtown Roseville, as well.Business owners said they have waited for this kind of development for decades.\"I\u2019ve been living in Roseville since 1988,\" said Steve Pease, one of the owners of Sammy\u2019s Rockin' Island Bar and Grill. \"I have been on revitalization committees, economic development committees, and this has always been something that has been a point of focus -- it just didn\u2019t have the execution. And now, I think focus and the execution.\"City officials said they already have laid the groundwork for future development, investing $4 million in new water, sewer and electrical lines under the streets in downtown Roseville.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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