Community Voices
Guest Column: I’m Paul Makhnovskiy, your new Citrus Heights Planning Commissioner
By Paul Makhnovskiy– As a new appointee preparing to serve the community and city, I want to take some time to introduce and share a little about myself to the residents I will be working alongside.
Guest Column: State’s knee-jerk COVID policies need to stop
By Sue Frost– Like me, I am sure many of you are eagerly awaiting the day that I have something to write about other than the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guest Column: Struggling businesses need relief, not fines
By Supervisor Sue Frost– The past nine months have been a roller coaster for all of us.
Guest Column: Return to ‘Purple Tier’ is unsustainable and subjective
By Supervisor Sue Frost– In the midst of rising COVID cases statewide, on Nov. 13, Sacramento County was officially demoted to “purple tier” status, the state’s most restrictive level. These restrictions include, among other things, the closure of…
Guest Opinion: Measure M tax hike isn’t needed for Citrus Heights to get by
By Tim Schaefer– As the election approaches and voters ponder their decision about Citrus Heights’ Measure M (the latest attempt of the city to raise the taxes on its residents), I reflect on my nearly 60 years of…
Guest Opinion: When tax dollars were flowing, how did the city spend it?
As a longtime resident of Citrus Heights and having been on the City Council from 1999-2005 and 2016 to the present, I remember when the city was one of only two other cities in California who could say…
Guest Opinion: 8 things I’ve learned while fighting Measure M tax in Citrus Heights
By Bruce Lee– As Sacramento Taxpayers Association President my duty is to represent you, the taxpayers. You may have read earlier OpEds regarding Measure M, but that’s not my primary purpose today.
Guest Opinion: Measure M is the most important vote since incorporation
By Bill Van Duker– As we approach the election, I am reflecting back on the last 36 years in Citrus Heights.
Guest Column: State needs to revise its COVID reopening plan by zip code
By Sue Frost– As everyone is painfully aware, the State of California remains in lockdown as we wait for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since mid-March, schools and businesses have been forced to remain fully or partially…
Guest Opinion: Measure M is the exact opposite of what’s needed during COVID
By Ted Gaines– Coronavirus disruptions are inspiring governments to employ every tactic available to ward off a Great Depression-style economic collapse. Whether it’s stimulus funds, Paycheck Protection Program loans, increased unemployment benefits, or rent forbearance, all..
Guest Opinion: Measure M would only cost me $7.23/mo
By Jeannie Bruins– I support Measure M for all the reasons that have been stated. Some people have stated that the additional penny on the dollar
Guest Opinion: Four reasons why I’m voting ‘NO’ on Measure M
By Micah Hancock– Dear fellow residents of Citrus Heights, I am very frustrated with our City Council for trying to sell us and foist upon us this permanent one percent sales tax increase – known as Measure M.
