Citrus Heights Sentinel
The Civic Minute: What’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall?
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights City Council will meet Thursday to consider authorizing $150,000 to go towards a park playground expansion project, as well as hold several public hearings and vote on a proposed contract to begin…
Election 2022: Citrus Heights residents can run for seats on these 7 boards this year
Through Aug. 12, residents in Citrus Heights have the opportunity to file to run for a seat on seven different governing boards this year including, city council, fire district, water district, school board, community college board, and the…
Plans stall for new charter school building on Antelope Road
By Sara Beth Williams– Plans for construction of a 25,000-square-foot charter school building in Citrus Heights have stalled, but the goal to bring the campus to Citrus Heights still remains, says Robin Stout, Superintendent of the Rocklin Academy…
Citrus Heights business district spending $300k to combat crime, blight
By Mike Hazlip— The Sunrise Marketplace Property-based Business Improvement District (PBID) is spending almost a quarter of its budget this year on crime prevention and maintenance, up from zero percent prior to 2020.
Repaving work to begin this month in Citrus Heights neighborhoods
Sentinel staff report– The city said in a social media update Wednesday that its 2022 Residential Street Resurfacing project will begin this month.
Citrus Heights News Briefs: coyotes, City Council, obituary
Latest local news briefs include an update on the races taking shape for Citrus Heights City Council, coyotes making an early appearance around town, and an obituary for a 72-year-old local resident.
Theatre in the Heights cancels all performances of ‘Strange Bedfellows’
Sentinel staff report– After initially postponing the first weekend of a locally produced political comedy due to a COVID outbreak, organizers with Theatre in the Heights announced Friday that the show has been cancelled entirely.
A tale of two properties: the history behind two large lots in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— If the grass and trees of 7828 Old Auburn Rd. could talk, they would tell stories of a bygone age before city hall and Sunrise Mall, when the name “Citrus Heights” was just a marketing…
Winners awarded for ‘Best of Citrus Heights’ business contest
Sentinel staff report– About 100 local business representatives and area dignitaries gathered Thursday inside a room at Future Honda as the Chamber of Commerce formally recognized the winners of its 2022 “Best of Citrus Heights” contest. Winners included…
Future unclear for what comes next for historic Citrus Heights church building
By Mike Hazlip— After meeting at 7600 Old Auburn Rd. for years, Pioneer Baptist Church has moved to a new facility in Carmichael, leaving the century-old building available.
