Plans for new 3-mile trail in Citrus Heights to be unveiled at openhouse event
Sentinel staff report– Plans for a $7 million trail project extending from Wachtel Way to Sunrise Boulevard will be presented to the public at an open house meeting on Jan. 8. Input from the public will also be…
Citrus Heights police convoy delivers ‘Christmas cheer’ to families, kids
Sentinel staff report– With flashing lights and sirens blaring Thursday afternoon, a convoy of police vehicles traveled through Citrus Heights to bring gifts to the homes of several in-need families, as well as to children at the Sayonara…
Citrus Heights council votes 3-1 to approve executive pay raises
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights council members on Thursday night voted to approve several pay raises for city executives, with Councilman Bret Daniels opposing the raises and newly sworn-in Councilwoman Porsche Middleton opting to abstain from the vote…
Citrus Heights Planning Commissioners split over low-income housing proposal
Sentinel staff report– Following a public hearing attended by about 50 people Wednesday night, Citrus Heights Planning Commissioners issued a split vote over a key aspect of a controversial low-income supportive housing project proposed for a 2.3-acre former…
The Civic Minute: what’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall (Dec. 13)
Salary increases. “Shelter crisis” declaration. Closed session. Selection of new mayor and vice mayor. SacRT annexation. Street tree ordinance. New K-9 officer. Those are some of the topics on the agenda for the Citrus Heights City Council’s Dec.…
Dec. 12: Deadline to apply for Planning Commission or Construction Appeals Board
Sentinel staff report– This Wednesday at 5 p.m. is the deadline to apply for a position on the Planning Commission or Construction Board of Appeals for the City of Citrus Heights…
2018 Citrus Heights tree lighting ceremony set for Dec. 6th
Sentinel staff report– The 2018 tree lighting ceremony in Citrus Heights will take place on Thursday, Dec. 6, outside city hall on Fountain Square Drive.
Public hearing for latest Citrus Heights Water District fee increase set for Wednesday
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Water District will hold a public hearing on Dec. 5 regarding another proposed water rate and service fee increase, which the district has raised each year since 2012.
Citrus Heights voters didn’t like the gas tax. But Sacramento did.
Sentinel staff report– With the exception of just three neighborhood precincts, Citrus Heights residents voted in favor of repealing the legislature’s $52 billion gas tax and registration fee increase at the ballot box on Nov. 6th — a…
Election Q&A: why does my ballot status still show ‘not received’?
Sentinel staff report– Under California Election law, you can check online to see if your vote-by-mail ballot was counted — but upon checking the status of their ballot even a week after the election, many in Citrus Heights and…
Citrus Heights City Council approves first-ever $12M line of credit
Updated 7:23 a.m., Nov. 18– Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights City Council members on Thursday night unanimously voted to approve a $12 million revolving line of credit, making it the first time the city has ever authorized incurring…
EDITORIAL: Council should re-watch tribute to ‘Tightwad Tingle’ before $12M vote
When former Citrus Heights City Manager Henry Tingle retired two years ago, incoming City Manager Christopher Boyd assured him of one thing: “We’ll never go into debt.” That quote and many others were included in an 18-minute video…
