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  • Citrus Heights This Week: what’s happening in town (Sept. 6-12)

    Citrus Heights This Week: what’s happening in town (Sept. 6-12)

    Signs_city_20150110_151012Updated Sept. 6, 12:03 a.m.–
    Happenings around Citrus Heights this week include a traveling circus at Sunrise Mall, a September 11 “flag unveiling,” and several more days of the community marching band’s massive yard sale fundraiser.

    Citrus Heights Community Marching Band Fall Yard Sale: The annual fundraiser is held during the first two weekends of September each year — beginning on Sept. 4 and continuing through Monday, Sept. 7, this year. The football-field sized yard sale is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 7620 Linden Ave, and will also be open Sept. 11-13. (See full story)

    Labor Day, Sept. 7: City offices will be closed in recognition of the holiday.

    Citrus Heights Water District monthly board meeting: On Tuesday, Sept. 8, CHWD directors are set to discuss several items at their monthly meeting, including water rate “adjustment options” for 2016, the purchase of 100 one-inch water meters, and an update on current administrative building improvements. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at 7011 Sylvan Rd., Suite E, at 6:30 p.m. (See agenda)

    Business owners workshops: On Sept. 9, a free training designed to share “3 secrets to getting business moving again” will be offered by the nonprofit business mentorship group “SCORE.” The one-hour workshop begins at 7:30 a.m. and will be held at the Small Business Administration building at the corner of Sylvan and Stock Ranch roads in Citrus Heights. (Registration link)

    On Sept. 10, SCORE will also host a free three-hour workshop titled “How to get more customers.” The class will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Small Business Administration building in Citrus Heights. (Registration link)

    Planning Commission meeting: On Sept. 9, three public hearings will be held by planning commissioners. On the agenda: a use permit request by A1 Collision & Bumper Center on Greenback Lane, approval of items related to the Citrus Heights Urban Greening Strategy, and a zoning code modification to allow electronic signage and off-site civic signage. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Citrus Heights Community Center. (See agenda packet)

    Circus Vargas: From Sept. 10 through 14, Sunrise Mall will be home to acrobats, magicians, clowns and more, as Circus Vargas brings its entertainment to Citrus Heights. (Circus website)

    City Council meetings: On Thursday at a special 6 p.m. study session, council members will review proposed new city hall furniture, fixtures, equipment and building details. During the regular meeting at 7 p.m., a public hearing will be held regarding a requested police expenditure of about $24,000 in grant funds for equipment to aid in crime scene investigation. Council members will also discuss an amendment to a previously approved contract with AMPCO to demolish the existing city hall, increasing the price by $152,020 due to “additional asbestos-laced” material discovered. Both meetings will be held in the Citrus Heights Community Center. (See agenda packet)

    September 11 Flag Unveiling: At 4 p.m. on Friday, City leaders will unveil and dedicate two new flagpoles at the Sylvan Ranch Community Garden. The unveiling will raise four new “Made in America” flags donated by the American Legion 637 and Boy Scout Troop 228, according to a press release from the City of Citrus Heights. The garden is located at the corner of Sylvan Road and Stock Ranch Road.

    [For more upcoming events this month, see story: Citrus Heights This Month: what’s happening in September]
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  • CHPD: 9 cited, 1 arrested at weekend DUI checkpoint

    DUI Checkpoint sign. Photo by Luke Otterstad
    Stock photo, Citrus Heights Police Department DUI and driver’s license checkpoint.

    Citrus Heights police conducted a six-hour DUI checkpoint on San Juan Avenue Friday night, screening 689 vehicles and reporting nine citations, two vehicle impounds, and one arrest.

    Although eight sobriety tests were administered by officers with Citrus Heights Police Department’s Traffic Unit, Sergeant David Gutierrez told The Sentinel there were “zero DUI arrests” during the checkpoint — though one was arrested for a “felony no-bail drug warrant.” Gutierrez said officers also issued various citations for violations including driving without a valid license or with a suspended license.

    Police announced on Thursday the DUI and driver’s license checkpoint would begin at 8 p.m. Friday and continue through 2 a.m., with the location chosen being “based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests” in an effort to deter drunk and drugged driving.

    As previously reported on The Sentinel, CHPD Officer Anthony Boehle said the Department goes out of its way to publicize DUI operations ahead of time in an effort to raise awareness and prevent drunk drivers from getting on the road in the first place.

    “DUI checkpoints are not intended to make arrests,” Officer Boehle said, stating the more people know about heavy DUI crackdowns, the less likely they are to attempt a drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. “It’s all about public awareness.”

    In contrast to the checkpoints, Boehle explained the Department’s “Saturation Patrols” have a much higher potential for making arrests, because of a difference in goals. While checkpoints may arrest a small number of drunk drivers, he said “Saturation Patrols” are deployed specifically to “hunt” for DUI drivers — adding that a single patrol car can make more arrests in one night, than a checkpoint can in the same time.

    [Related: 11 arrested in Citrus Heights Memorial Day weekend DUI crackdown]

    Funding for Friday night’s DUI checkpoint came from a grant Citrus Heights police received last year from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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