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Red light camera

LETTERS: Are red light cameras a good thing in Citrus Heights?

By Ian Garber, Citrus Heights– I don’t feel that the cameras are a deterrent to drivers running red light traffic lights. My observation has been that the cameras catch the roll-through of right turns…

Cannabis, marijuana plant

LETTER: Cannabis stores will bring shootings, stabbings, robberies

By Bill Bird, Citrus Heights– Do you want more crime in Citrus Heights? Urge your City Council to support and allow stores that sell marijuana or dope. Your prayers will be answered. These places are crime magnets…

Fill the boot for burns

More Letters: Cannabis tax, firefighters, sound walls

Latest letters from Citrus Heights Sentinel readers include comments defending the firefighter fundraiser at Sunrise/Greenback, and sharing various perspectives on sound walls and a potential cannabis tax…

Firefighter donations

Citrus Heights Letters: firefighters, marijuana, alcohol

Latest letters from Citrus Heights Sentinel readers comment on the city’s reconsideration of its cannabis ordinance as well as criticize firefighters being allowed to collect donations in the streets…

Citrus Heights Letters: Sound walls, cannabis

Latest letters from Citrus Heights Sentinel readers comment on the city’s Sound Wall Beautification Project, along with consideration of a cannabis tax…

LETTER: Kudos to City Council for blocking housing project

By Mark Mitchell– I myself was stunned too when I saw the Sylvan Corners subdivision being voted down by 3 out of 5 council members…

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS: Housing at Sylvan Corners, EV chargers

Latest letters from Sentinel readers include comments regarding the City Council’s 3-2 vote against a housing development proposed at Sylvan Corners, as well as a response to a guest opinion column on mandating EV charging stations…

Sylvan Corners pylon towers

LETTERS: Traffic, complaints, 94 homes at Sylvan Corners

Latest letters from Citrus Heights Sentinel readers share varying opinions about a 94-home housing development proposed at Sylvan Corners. The City Council on Thursday voted 3-2 to block the proposal, leaving the future of the 11.3-acre site unknown…

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…

Citrus Heights Letters: Green waste, fines, Republic Services

Editor’s note: These letters were written in response to an article published on April 1, 2023: Citrus Heights residents could soon face fines for not sorting waste properly Latest letters to the editor from Citrus Heights Sentinel readers…