West Sacramento News Briefs 12-1-23
Nov 29, 2023 03:03PM ● By MPG StaffAnnual Christmas Tree Lighting – Join your community at the town’s Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, December 1st at 5:30 PM at City Hall. Bring the kids and neighbors, sing some songs, see Santa and enjoy some holidays cheer! You’re sure to have a good time! This is a free event.
Public comment on toll lane expansion – A meeting was held on November 28 about the toll lane expansion on Highway 80 between Davis and Sacramento. In order to use the available funding, the EIR must be out by mid-February. Another public meeting is scheduled in Davis on December 13 at the Library, located at 315 E. 14th Street, Davis. If you miss both meetings, public comment is being accepted until January 5th at 11:59 PM.
Comments on the EIR should be emailed to Caltrans at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Phone number correction – Last week we brought you an article about George Frey and Ultimate Riot Wrestling. Here is the CORRECT phone number: 279-842-7589. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Open seats on the following commissions - Commission, Committee, and Board members serve in an advisory role to help direct policy by making suggestions and recommendations to the City Council and City staff. This system of commissions is intended to be representative of, and responsive to, the communities they serve.
The City of West Sacramento is currently recruiting for interested individuals to serve on the following: Board of Appeals, Environment & Utilities Commission, Parks, Recreation, & Intergenerational Services Commission Submit an application online or contact the City Clerk’s Office at 916-617-4500 or [email protected] to request a hard copy of the application be mailed to you.
Guidelines for Applicants
To be considered for appointment, an applicant must complete and submit an application. Beyond the submission of an application, the following guidelines are offered to applicants for consideration in approaching the appointment process. Following these guidelines is encouraged but not required. If an applicant does not satisfy one or more guideline, he or she is not automatically disqualified as an applicant. Conversely, following all of the guidelines does not guarantee appointment. It is left to the applicant's discretion as to how he or she chooses to pursue the appointment process.
Applications
The application format is the same for most of the committees and commissions. Applications and submitted materials are public records.
The application is primarily intended to collect information about the applicant. An applicant may include any number of additional attachments for inclusion with a submitted application. The City encourages applicants to include additional informational attachments, such as resumes, letters of recommendation, personal statements, and/or introductory letters, if relevant. All applications and submitted supplemental materials are compiled by staff and distributed to the City Council.
The deadline established for applications to be submitted is a procedural deadline to provide time for the City Clerk’s Office to compile and distribute applications, verify that applicants meet the requirements to hold the vacant position, and to meet agenda publishing deadlines. When applications are received after the published submittal deadline but still prior to the date of the appointment consideration, those applications are verified, then circulated as staff memos, and included for consideration of the vacancy appointment.
Accepting applications until December 31, 2023.
More details can be found online at www.cityofwestsacramento.org/government/commissions-committees/commissions-committees-application
The West Sacramento Christmas Basket Project is announcing Sign Up and Distribution dates.
West Sacramento residents can sign up at the West Sacramento Community Center, located at 1075 West Capitol Avenue through Friday December 8, 2023. Times are Monday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm. Sign Ups will also take place at Holy Cross Church, located at 1321 Anna Street, West Sacramento on Sunday, December 3, December 10 and December 17, 2023 from 1 pm – 3 pm (after Spanish Mass).
Must bring proof of West Sacramento residency (rent receipt, utility bill), California Driver’s License or Identification, and proof of low income (medi-cal card) for adults. Must provide Medi-Cal cards for all children in the household.
Only one basket per household!! (Sign ups for baskets are going to one database)
Distribution Dates will be Thursday December 21, 2023 and Friday December 22, 2023 from 10 am – 5 pm. Place to be determined soon. Please contact project President Olive Morrow at (916) 410-5741.
WSTRA Trot for Tots Toy Drive 2023
On December 2, 2023, the West Sacramento Trail Riders Association (WSTRA) members will deliver toys to the firemen of West Sacramento’s Fire Station Number 45 for the club’s annual “Trot for Tots” toy drive. The firemen will be to greet them and accept the toy donations at around noon. The community is invited to see the riders and their horses deliver the toys. Toy collection sites for the drive are located at Wild West Feed, Lenise’s Cafe, and the Starbucks near Lake Washington Boulevard. WSTRA would like to thank our community for all of their support for this event! The new toys will be distributed to our community this 2023 Holiday Season. WSTRA promotes education and recreational opportunities for people interested in the preservation and protection of open space for trail corridors for equestrian use in Yolo County. WSTRA has been supporting this annual toy drive with our community and donating toys for the last 13 years. Wishing everyone Happy Holidays