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In a statement released May 3, the board of directors of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag + Open Space) announced it will consider the appointment of Misti Arias as general manager during its May 11 meeting. Arias was selected following a national search and has served at Ag + Open Space in various roles since 1996, starting as an Open Space planning technician and most recently as interim assistant general manager.  

Rotary Club of Sebastopol Sunrise is doing a silent auction, called the Water and Life Auction,  from May 2 through May 16 to raise money for the Russian Riverkeepers’ Clean Team and their work keeping the Russian River and its tributaries clean and healthy.

The Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) will receive over $1 million in state and federal funds to be used this summer and over the next few years for expanded learning opportunities and social and emotional support to address the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on children and learning.

The old Madrona Manor Inn is set to reopen in late 2021 as The Madrona, a whole new luxury country hotel experience led and designed by interior designer Jay Jeffers.

Half of Stacy Estes’ pay disappears every month before it hits his bank account. Each check is about $500 lighter than it should be, intercepted in the name of child support — which he wouldn’t have a problem with, if it were going to his kids.

The Cloverdale Planning Commission is meeting this Tuesday, May 4, to discuss the signage for the Sonoma County Vintner’s Co-Op building, which is currently being built on South Cloverdale Boulevard just south of Renner Petroleum. The public hearing for the sign plan is the only regular business item on the agenda. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and will be held over Zoom. To view the full agenda, click here.

City meetings this week

With no public hearings and no presentations, the Healdsburg City Council is tackling a modest agenda during its May 3 meeting. The council will discuss whether or not it wants to implement stage two of its Water Shortage Emergency Plan, and will discuss whether it wants to appoint Carrie Hunt to the city planning commission. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and is being held over Zoom.

The agenda of the May 5 meeting of the Windsor Town Council isn’t terribly long but has several important items, relating to the drought and this year’s fire conditions, housing and zoning codes and more.