Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Why weren’t more citations issued for illegal fireworks?
Letter by Kay Davis, Citrus Heights– I reviewed the police log for July 4th. There were many, many calls for illegal fireworks. However only ONE citation was written. Can someone…

LETTERS: Waste separation, $12k bonus
Latest letters from Citrus Heights residents respond to a recent guest column criticizing new requirements to separate organic waste, as well as comment on a $12,000 payment made to the city manager. The ‘experts’ need to get back…

Citrus Heights Letters: School safety, Republic Services, housing, homeless funds
Latest letters from Sentinel readers include comments on school safety, messes left by bulk cleanup crews, homeless funding, and the city’s agreement to sell vacant lots on Sayonara Drive for a dollar apiece…

LETTERS: Citrus Heights roads, Middleton lawsuit
Latest letters from Citrus Heights Sentinel readers address the condition of local roads, as well as Councilwoman Porsche Middleton’s legal fight with the city…

LETTER: Citrus Heights navigator helped keep me from becoming homeless
When I first received Toni Morgan’s card, I felt the same way: what does the navigator do?

LETTERS: sidewalks in Citrus Heights, gas taxes, Sunrise Mall…
Latest letters from Sentinel readers include further ideas on whether Sunrise Mall should be renovated or replaced, as well as comments about gas taxes, roads and sidewalks…

LETTERS: proposed apartment complex, future of Sunrise Mall
Latest letters and comments from Sentinel readers address plans for a 22-unit apartment complex behind Raley’s, and the future of Sunrise Mall…

LETTER: Saddened by decision to cancel annual Citrus Heights parade
By Wayne Harmer– Some of you may know me and my family. I go by the tag, Float Master. I am very sad of the news that one of the best organized parades in Northern California, has been…

LETTER: Will Christmas and the tree lighting be next to go?
I liked our Red White and Blue Parade and the timing in between Flag Day and the Fourth of July. It always made me feel like our city was satisfying two salutes to our nation’s history, our patriotism…

LETTER: There’s nothing ‘low-income’ about this $22 million project
The 47-unit development on Sunrise Boulevard is said to have a cost of about $22 million. That is about $468,000 per unit, which is not “low-income” housing by any standard, especially not in 95610, where the median home…

More Letters: Would these be better future uses for Sunrise Mall?
Latest letters from readers suggest redevelopment options for the aging Sunrise Mall, including mixed-use or completely replacing the mall with a college campus.

LETTER: Sunrise Mall’s new owner should be watched carefully
Letter submitted by Citrus Heights resident Scott Smith– A commercial real estate investment and management firm that buys a major mall that is in decline, and does not deny claims of being an “absentee landlord” and “slumlord,” is…




