Latest news briefs in Citrus Heights include an early morning attic fire that displaced several residents, business closure and opening announcements, neighborhood election results, and new six-month goals set by city leaders.
Metro Fire: attic blaze in Citrus Heights caused by exhaust fan
An adult and two small children were displaced from their Citrus Heights home Tuesday morning after Metro Fire officials said a bathroom exhaust fan caused an attic fire. The incident occurred on May 3 around 2 a.m. on the 7000 block of Saint Philomena Way, near Fair Oaks Boulevard. Metro Fire posted a photo of the damage on its official Twitter account and said residents had evacuated after being awoken by smoke alarms. Officials estimated the damage at $15,000.
City leaders set 6-month goals for Citrus Heights at strategic planning meeting
A small group of about a dozen city leaders gathered for a brainstorming session in a small room at the Citrus Heights Community Center on Thursday, emerging several hours later with consensus on a list of objectives to accomplish by October 1. The strategic planning group, which included all five city council members and various staff leaders, focused on setting short-term objectives and assessing past strengths and weaknesses.
The group brainstormed a total of 49 accomplishments over the past six months, which included reducing holiday crime in the city by 15 percent and the implementation of a pilot program to address homelessness. Short-term goals will include completing a new online building permit application process and continuing regular DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols in the city. A full list of goals will be posted on the City’s website after a draft version is approved at a May 12 council meeting. Strategic planning meetings are held twice a year in the city and are open to the public.
Related: Citrus Heights seeks to address area homelessness
New Citrus Heights neighborhood leaders elected
A new president and vice president were elected this week during the May meeting of the Residents’ Empowerment Association of Citrus Heights. The association acts as an umbrella organization for the 11 neighborhood areas in Citrus Heights and seeks to help the different areas collaborate together, as well as encourage community involvement and participation.
Related: Neighborhood groups REACH out to connect Citrus Heights residents
In an email Tuesday, outgoing REACH President Tonya Wagner publicized the election results and offered her congratulations to the three newly elected officers on the REACH board. Longtime board member Margaret Cleek will take her seat as president on July 1, with Wagner having termed out after serving 5 years as president. Cleek will be joined by vice president-elect Michael Lagomarsino as well as Tom Scheeler, who will serve as secretary. The positions are all two-year terms, with officers elected by representatives from each of the various neighborhood areas.
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