Where there is smoke there is usually fire
It is with a heavy heart that I feel the need to comment on an apparent wave of racism, covert and overt, manifest in the Citizen’s for Windsor’s (CFW) movement against the Pomo Lytton band settling in the Urban Growth Boundary off of Windsor River Road between Starr Road and Eastside Road. I am not calling anyone in particular a racist because that is an assumption I cannot make, and yet the group’s narrative contains numerous racist messages. I will explain by putting CFW’s arguments in quotation marks.
Commentary: Stewarding the electronic dinosaur
When discarded, the toxicity of electronic waste functions as an eroding agent on clean water, healthy soil and fresh air. The impacts of improperly disposed e-waste are measurable, harmful and applicable on a global scale. The general cause and consequence of its mismanagement seem to be shared equally among manufacturers and consumers alike.
Decoding Teenagers: Just Say No
One of my 3-year-old’s favorite movies is Incredibles 2. I also really enjoy it, as the family dynamic amongst the super family is similar to mine. Loud dinners, teenage angst, colorful marriage problem solving and a baby who quickly discovers his amazing, magical abilities....
A developer’s dream
A developer's dream if I ever saw one. At [the Feb. 15] Windsor Council meeting it was decided development impact fees for sewer and water would be decreased from $19,500 to $13,200 per new dwelling unit with granny or auxiliary units fees for these services reduced to -0-. This is basically a 1/3 reduction. Significant work went into the analysis and the reductions have their benefits to the Town in terms reducing certain limitations on how the impact fees may be spent. I failed to support the new methodology and reduction as Council was advised our capital reserves for our sewer treatment is very minimal at $171,000. I am alarmed that these reductions go into effect on the verge of 800 to 1,000 new units coming forward and the demands of new housing on our current system will be unfairly passed on to you, the existing rate payers. I understand Windsor's reclaimed water needs include storage ponds and recycled water connection to the Airport Business Center among others. I cannot see how these infrastructure needs can be met with these reductions.
Arts & Entertainment
Multicultural Center takes shape at Abel de Luna
Bursts of color explode from every corner and every angle of the newly repainted Abel de Luna Community Center on the north side of town. Fuchsia, sunflower, marigold, plum and chrysanthemum abut and juxtapose with one another on the many outside walls and columns, as two muralists work on their own visions of Healdsburg.
