Abbreviated council meeting ratifies police contract
The agenda for the Aug. 19 Windsor Town Council meeting was never a long one, but after the Walbridge Fire burst into being and sent nerves fraying as it crept closer to the town’s limits, the agenda was tightened even further.
Walbridge fire lines holding, lack of resources still an issue
With burning conditions not as severe as seen in nights prior, fire crews have maintained the fire lines of the Walbridge Fire along Sweetwater Springs Road, however, despite a concentrated effort to contain the Stewarts fire burning at the heel of Lake Sonoma near Skaggs Springs Road, it is going to be allowed to burn into Walbridge in order to better allocate resources across the area, according to CalFire Division Chief Ben Nicholls.
Despite COVID, things are off to a good start at WUSD
At their Aug. 18 meeting, the Windsor Unified School District Board of had a mercifully short, but important, agenda, relating to the impact of COVID-19 on the district. The meeting was conducted with particular alacrity as the board, who were all on Zoom, raced the predicted rolling blackouts from the heatwave. They managed to get all official business done before the blackouts removed their quorum.
School closures announced for Friday
The Sonoma County Office of Education announced a batch of school closures. The closures include the cancellation of distance learning, since many of the students in the districts have had to evacuate due to the Walbridge or Meyers fires.
Crews aim to hold Walbridge between Sweetwater Springs, Mill Creek
Updated Friday, Aug. 21 at 7 a.m. —
City to offer temporary increased electric rate discount for qualified families
Though the end of the year, the city of Healdsburg will be offering a temporary electric utility rate discount of 75%, instead of the regular 25%, for low-income qualified.
Walbridge Fire not immediate threat to Windsor, continues lower Russian River area
Update 6:21 p.m.: According to Mayor Dominic Foppoli announced in the town council meeting that he has been told that at present there is no anticipated threat to Windsor.
Windsor resident appointed new library commission chair
Commissioners Deborah Doyle and Thomas Haeuser look to help steer library amidst pandemic
Walbridge Fire expected to grow in size amid unfavorable conditions
Updated Thursday, Aug. 20 at 8:41 a.m. —
