Citrus Heights Sentinel

City holding closed-door discussion regarding sale of 130-unit senior apartments
By Mike Hazlip— The Citrus Heights City Council will hold a second closed-session meeting this week regarding a 130-unit senior apartment complex on Sunrise Boulevard near Old Auburn Road, prompting questions about the city’s interest in the property.

The Civic Minute: What’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall?
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights City Council will meet Thursday to consider authorizing $150,000 to go towards a park playground expansion project, as well as hold several public hearings and vote on a proposed contract to begin…

The Civic Minute: What’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall?
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights City Council will meet Thursday to consider authorizing $150,000 to go towards a park playground expansion project, as well as hold several public hearings and vote on a proposed contract to begin…

Citrus Heights police announce more ‘bait’ arrests
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Police Department announced the arrest of two more suspects on Sunday after they allegedly stole bait items owned by the department, bringing the total number of felony bait arrests up to more…

Citrus Heights medical building on track to open in late spring
Sentinel staff report– The long-awaited completion of the Dignity Health medical office building on Greenback Lane is now just a few months away from becoming a reality. Dignity Health Spokeswoman Brooke Burgess told The Sentinel last week that…

Waste pickup for Citrus Heights residents will be delayed one day, thru Jan. 7
Sentinel staff report– Notice your trash or recycling wasn’t picked up on the usual day this week?

Plans approved for new surgery center in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Construction on a new 16,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center in Citrus Heights could begin as early as next month, following a unanimous decision by the Planning Commission earlier this month to allow the project to move…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: $47M sale, hitman, closure, bait arrest
Latest local news briefs include the $47 million sale of a Citrus Heights apartment complex, a local resident charged with being the hitman in a murder case, police nabbing another suspect with bait, and a recently opened shop…

Public library in Citrus Heights to stay closed for six months during remodel
Sentinel staff report– Sylvan Oaks Library closed its doors on Dec. 16 and won’t reopen until mid-summer 2019, while the library undergoes various upgrades and modernization improvements…

Guest Column: So, about all those Christmas manger scenes in town…
A tour of Citrus Heights neighborhoods this year reveals a greater prevalence of manger scenes than in years past…

LETTER: Pay raises at City Hall should require approval from voters
Pay raises should be put to the will of the voting public. If 3/4 of the voters believe these individuals deserve raises, then so be it…

Police discover, seize large marijuana grow in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police said a 38-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after a search warrant served in a residential neighborhood uncovered more than 500 marijuana plants being grown illegally.




