Citrus Heights leaders award Walmart staff for heroic rescue
During a Dec. 10 city council meeting, Citrus Heights Walmart employees were recognized for their role in helping lift a car off an elderly woman after she was run over and pinned under a vehicle last month. Citrus…
Council votes in Jeannie Bruins as new Citrus Heights mayor
Citrus Heights council members unanimously voted this week to select fellow councilwoman Jeannie Bruins to serve a one-year term as mayor of the city, replacing outgoing Mayor Sue Frost. “It’s been an honor and a privilege to serve…
Citrus Heights seeks applicants for mosquito control board
Through Dec. 18, the City of Citrus Heights is accepting applications for a spot on the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Directors.
City opens addt’l free sandbag site for Citrus Heights residents
Updated Oct. 28, 7:56 a.m.– Preparing for winter weather and the potential for a “Godzilla El Nino” rainy season, the City of Citrus Heights opened up a second sandbag station outside City Hall last week, making it easy…
Proposed water rate increase would affect most Citrus Heights residents
A public hearing at the Rusch Park Community Center has been set for Nov. 17, in light of a proposed water rate increase that would affect most Citrus Heights water users. In a recent mailer to customers, the…
Citrus Heights seeks to attract craft breweries; drops permit req
Following the growing popularity of craft beer in the region, the City of Citrus Heights is seeking to attract brew pubs to its commercial areas by amending zoning codes and removing a previously required $5,400 regulatory permit for…
Citrus Heights police chief: body cameras ‘likely,’ but too early
Body-worn cameras on police officers could likely become a future reality in Citrus Heights, Police Chief Christopher Boyd told somewhat-wary city council members in a presentation last week that summarized pros and cons his department had identified in…
Work begins on new Antelope Rd stoplight project
Construction began last week on a project to signalize the intersection of Antelope Road at Amsterdam avenue and Rosswood Drive in Citrus Heights, with City officials anticipating the project to be completed in the next five weeks. During…
City workshops to discuss pedestrian plan, community dev funding
A pair of workshops have been scheduled by the City of Citrus Heights for July 29, with one addressing development of the City’s first-ever Pedestrian Master Plan and the other addressing community development funding. The master plan workshop…
Judge denies motion to halt Citrus Heights city hall demolition
A Sacramento Superior Court judge denied a motion Friday that sought to temporarily bar the City of Citrus Heights from proceeding with plans to demolish its existing city hall and allow Dignity Health to construct a three-story medical…
Citrus Heights leaders break ground on new city hall project
Updated July 16, 11:42 p.m.– After more than two years of discussion, debate, and planning, Citrus Heights city leaders finally broke ground Wednesday in a ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on a new $22 million city…
Groundbreaking ceremony for new city hall set for July 15
The City of Citrus Heights will be kicking off construction of its new $22 million city hall building with a groundbreaking ceremony July 15 at the site of the new location next to the Post Office on Fountain…
