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Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Elementary schools propose early release Fridays for next school year By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief Administrators at Waggoner Elementary School and Shirley Rominger Intermediate School announced the addition of two Friday early release days a month to their school site bell schedules for the 2020-2021 school year. In 2019, Winters Joint Unified School District Superintendent Todd Cutler tasked the site administrators to work with their staff to create a three-year instructional plan around a site-specific focus. Rominger staff selected “Differentiation” as their three year focus, and Waggoner staff is working on implementing Literacy Systems for Assessment and Data. “These robust plans are designed to positively impact the achievement of our students across the district, and with these plans comes
much needed time to collaborate around data and professional learning needed to make these plans successful,” the media release stated. Using the Winters High School late start schedule as a model, Waggoner Principal Jennifer Kloczko and Rominger Principal Monica Moreno began to look at creating a similar opportunity to provide their staff more time to work on collaborating on their site plans. “At Rominger and Waggoner, a late start is not a possibility, due to child care and the after-school program, so we have selected two early release Fridays a month for collaboration at Waggoner and Rominger,” was stated in the media release. The two designated early release Fridays will be aligned at both school sites. This is in addition to the current Minimum Day early release
schedule on Wednesdays. The following changes were made to each school site’s bell schedule to ensure the state instructional minutes requirements are still met: Waggoner: All grades will begin at 8:15 a.m. Rominger: Wednesday dismissal time will change to 1:20 p.m. The proposed new Waggoner start time and new Rominger Wednesday dismissal time will take effect at the start of the school year in August, pending approval of the Board of Trustees. Plans for August are still unknown, although Cutler mentioned proposing a plan at the June 18 Board of Trustees meeting. Currently the state or Yolo County Office of Education have
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The Walnut 10 development would add 54 housing units if approved by City Council.
Planning Commission approves Walnut 10 development, awaits Council approval By Rodney Orosco Staff Writer With a unanimous vote, the Winters Planning Commission on Tuesday, May 26, approved the development of 54-unit housing subdivision at the end of Walnut Lane. The future development, known as Walnut 10, currently encompasses about 10 acres of almonds trees located at the
northern boundary of the city limits. The vote came after the city contract planner Dave Dowswell assured the commission the development had met all the requirements necessary for approval by the commission. Project engineer, Tim Denham, also assured the commission that the future development would include the necessary
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Accident claims life of Winters resident
By Rodney Orosco Staff Writer
By Rodney Orosco Staff Writer A Winters woman died of injuries she suffered in a head on collision in front of Berryessa Sporting Goods on Thursday, May 28. Sabrina Kase, 38, was traveling westbound on Grant Avenue at about 6:01 a.m in her 1994 Honda Civic when her vehicle collided with a Chevy 2500 truck turning into the sporting goods store, according to a Winters Police Department media release. According to police, the driver of the truck, also a Winters resident, did not see the Civic. The name of the male driver is being withheld by police as the accident is
under investigation. There is no indication alcohol or gross negligence was a factor in the collision, police reported. Kase, who police reported was not wearing a seatbelt, was taken to Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Vacaville where she later succumbed to her injuries. Police also reported her car, a salvaged vehicle, did not have a driver’s side airbag. Winters Fire Department and American Medical Response were also dispatched to the injury accident. Vacaville Police Department assisted and brought a “Total Station” for measuring the scene and a drone for aerial images.
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Rain for week: TRACE Season’s total: 13.37 in. Last sn. to date: 39.26 in.
Athlete of the Week.... B-2
Winters rainfall season began 7/1/19. Weather readings are taken at 9 a.m.
As Yolo County officials gave the OK to reopen indoor dining at restaurants, downtown Winters eateries faced the challenge of how to provide service while still operating under the State’s social distancing guidelines. Of course, there are changes: customers are now eating in the street. Twenty-two tables now make up the Winters al fresco downtown dining commons. Barricades on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Main Street and barricades in front of the
munity, including farmworkers, the homeless and the undocumented, however, children under age 12 will not be tested. For those who do not have health insurance, the cost of the test will be covered by the state. Otherwise insurers will be billed with no out-of-pocket cost to those being tested. Residents must
Superintendent Todd Cutler noted, at the May 21 school board meeting, that Governor Gavin Newsom’s suggestion that schools begin in July has sparked questions within the school community. Winters Joint Unified School District intends to follow their original schedule. “We are planning to begin school as we always have,” Cutler said. “We are preparing for distance learning or a hybrid model if that is what is allowed.” A survey was sent out to parents to gather information regarding distance learning. One of the potential hybrid models Cutler said the district has considered was an A/B Group Block situation with the school week broken up into: a group on Mondays/ Wednesdays, a group on Tuesdays/Thursdays, with Friday as an opportunity for intervention. Cutler said the district plans to present a plan of intent by the June 18 board meeting. He also reported that Newsom’s 2020-21 May Revision budget
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County COVID-19 testing site moves to West Sacramento A community COVID-19 testing site that has been operating at the county fairgrounds in Woodland for the last four weeks is now moving to West Sacramento. Beginning Tuesday and continuing until June 20, appointments will be available for anyone seeking to be tested for the novel coronavirus.
The West Sacramento site will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and testing is available by appointment only. Call 888-6341123 or complete an online application at: https://lhi.care/ covidtesting. The address of the testing site will be provided upon completion of the application. Testing is open to anyone in the com-
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RubenANDY Valencia STATE FARM Hailey WhiteINSURANCE Daniel Zendejas Ryan Stone• PIZZA Kaxandra Suarez • WINTERS Margarita Torres CASSON & SON CARPET CARE • EL PUEBLO MARKET • FIRST NORTHERN BANK • HOOBY’S BREWING • LORENZO’S MARKET • MARIANI NUT COMPANY • R&V SCREEN PRINTING • REALTY WORLD CAMELOT REALTY • YOLO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION • ARCO AM/PM • CIARO FRUIT COMPANY •
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Public Safety Report City of Winters Press Release
Fire
May 15: 3:19 a.m., fire alarm, 400 block of Morgan Street. ~11:36 a.m., medical aid, 200 block of Emery Street. ~11:37 a.m., odor investigation, 1000 block of Kennedy Drive. ~12:49 p.m., medical aid, 700 block of Main Street. ~1:41 p.m., grass fire, 700 block of Taylor Street. May 16: 6:37 p.m., grass fire Dry Creek Lane/Cody Street. May 17: 5:31 a.m., medical aid, 100 block of Almond Drive. ~6:06 a.m., medical aid, 700 block of Valley Oak Lane. ~1:10 p.m., smoke investigation, Ivy Court/Lupine Way. ~2:02 p.m., grass fire, W. Grant Avenue/ Main Street. ~2:13 p.m., medical aid, 400 block of Edwards Street. May 18: 3:45 p.m., investigation, 300 block of E. Main Street. ~9:26 p.m., medical aid, 800 block of W. Grant Avenue.
May 19: 8:23 a.m., medical aid, 70 block of Brinley Drive. ~6:13 p.m., medical aid, 900 block of Apricot Avenue. May 21: 9:25 a.m., medical aid, First block of E. Baker Street. May 22: 11:42 a.m., grass fire, Russell Boulevard. ~5:01 p.m., medical aid, 400 block of Anderson Avenue. May 23: 3:08 a.m., medical aid, CR 87. May 24: 10:09 a.m., medical aid, 10 block of Priscilla Court. ~7:27 p.m., medical aid, 400 block of Abbey Street. ~9:10 p.m., medical aid, Highway 128. May 25: 2:14 a.m., smoke investigation, 400 block of Dry Creek Lane. ~9:34 p.m., fire alarm, 400 block of Anderson Avenue. ~9:43 p.m., public assist, CR 89. May 26: 11:16 a.m., carbon monoxide alarm, 100 block of Lauren Court. ~5:27 p.m., medical aid, 200 block of Railroad Avenue. ~8:07 p.m., illegal
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Lake Berryessa water levels down six inches over past week The level of Lake Berryessa was down by 0.46 feet last week, with a decrease in storage of 8,439 acre feet of water, according to Rick Pile of the Solano Irrigation District. Tuesday morning the lake level was 429.63 feet above sea level, with storage
computed at 1,361,125 acre feet of water. Evaporation on the lake averaged 260 acre feet of water 268 day. The SID is diverting 534 second feet of water into the Putah South Canal, with 43 second feet flowing at the Diversion Dam.
Obituaries Janet Lavelle Barmettler Janet Lavelle Barmettler was born November 5, 1926, the second child to Chase Oftedol and Victoria Gwin Oftedol, in Eugene, Oregon. She passed away after a brief illness on May 18, 2020, at her home with her daughter in Winters. Janet was known as a young at heart, beautiful, gracious person, always ready to listen and empathize with her friends. Her love of studying the Bible and teaching, coupled with her genuine interest in others, continued right to the end of her life. She loved Jehovah’s creation deeply, especially animals. She found joy in her pets, and animals loved her too. Janet’s enjoyment of mind stimulating games is well known, and many of her
grandchildren, great grandchildren and friends have enjoyed a fun (but competitive) game down on the floor with Granny Jay. Janet’s deep appreciation for her weekly Bible meetings never changed. She would study carefully for every meeting, preparing thoughtful comments, including for the last meeting she attended on May 10th. Janet was treasured by her large family and her many beloved friends.
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A number of recreational possibilities will accrue from the extension of the Tehama-Colusa canal to Lake Solano, according to James Wiley, project engineer, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Westside Sacramento canal unit. The City of Winters has received word from the State Department of Finance that the estimated population count for Winters as of March 1, 1970, is 2,400, an increase of 125 over an estimate dated April 1, 1969. Harold Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Anderson, has returned to Travis Air Force Base from Saigon last Wednesday, June 10, after serving a year in Vietnam. He was discharged from the army the following day. Robert W. Young, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Young, of Winters, has received his Master’s Degree from Iowa State University at Ames, Iowa. He has joined the U. S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. Mr. and Mrs. Jose Ramirez, of Winters, are the parents of a son, born in the Davis Community Hospital on June 14, 1970. John C. Wallace, son of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Wallace, received his bachelor of arts degree at the University of California at Riverside yesterday at annual commencement exercises held there. Ralph Cuberos, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.. Ralph Cuberos, Sr., has enlisted in the U. S. Coast Guard and reported for duty Monday. He is now stationed at Alameda. Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Day observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary on June 6, and were honored by family and friends at several parties.
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This weekend will see the approximate end of the apricot shipping season scheduled to open on Monday. By Tuesday night 176 freight cars had gone out with 18 on the tracks for loading on Wednesday. Miss Jean Schroeder, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Lin Schroeder, will. drive to Sacramento on Wednesday when Miss Jean will enter the annual Girl’s State encampment. Miss Gladys Dunn has sold her ranch property in the McMahon district to Mrs. Skinner of Vacaville and will move to Dixon in the near future. David E. Baxter, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. David Baxter, will graduate Friday from the University of California at Berkeley, where he majored in political science. Rev. and Mrs. S.. C. Potter, Mrs. A. S. Bird and Mrs.. J. S. Waggoner visited briefly on Sunday with Mrs. Henry Brinck at the St. Helena sanitarium. Mrs. Rupert Snodgrass spent a few days this week visiting with her son, Jack Djubeck of Sacramento. Misses Joan and Lucille Rominger, daughters of the A. H. Romingers, are home from the College of the Holy Names for the summer vacation. Miss June Stumbles of the local high school faculty has left for her family home in San Mateo. Glenn Kidder of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company staff is on vacation from his duties there this week. Eldon Hansel of San Jose spent a week of his vacation at work for the local Fruit Exchange.
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1985: Scaffolding had gone up on the Christian Church on the corner of Second and Main streets in preparation for sandand waterblasting the East wall of the historic structure. Following structural repair work, the wall would be replastered, according to Ron Pinkston, pastor of Gateway Chapel. Gateway had purchased the building and was doing the renovation with the volunteer labor of its congregation. Pinkston said that the exterior work was scheduled to be completed by the end of that summer. Today, the building is empty and for sale.
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June 14, 1940 Carl Franke was elected commander of American Legion Post No. 242 at Tuesday night’s meeting. Other officers are 1st Vice com., Ray Murray; 2nd Vice Com., Harold Murray; Adjutant, Charles Graf;Finance Officer, G. M. Vasey; Service Officer, C. G. Wright; Chaplain, C. S. Culton; Sgt. At Arms, Sam Cheney, and Historian Joe Doll. School trustee elections were quiet Tuesday, with no contests. Carl Franke received 33 votes in the grammar school election. Mrs. L. Wehrman of Wolfskill District and T. R. Pleasants of Pleasants Valley, high school incumbents, were unanimously re-elected with 32 votes each. Mrs. George Griffin was re-elected at Buckeye with 4 votes, and at Wolfskill District, 7 votes were cast for Lucien Richey, incumbent. Lloyd Adams presented his class of 27 pupils of the Winters-Dixon-Davis area in the annual piano recital Wednesday night at Dixon Legion Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Drew and a group from the Presbyterian C. E. held a swimming party and weiner roast Saturday night at the Overhouse swimming pool.
The cannery is running this week on apricots, and is turning out about 9000 cans a day. The crew is short, there being room for 20 or 30 more girls. In making change at the New Corner restaurant yesterday, Miss Mary Betz, the cashier, gave a five dollar gold piece by mistake for a penny. “Penny wise and $4.99 foolish.” The bank directors have decided that hereafter the doors will not be closed at the noon hour, keeping open for the accommodation of those whose business makes it necessary to visit the bank at noon. The first dried apricots of the season were brought in Monday, June 12, from the ranch of Mrs. M. A. Wolfskill. Miss Josie Betz is the star fruit packer up to date, having earned over $25 for the past week’s work. No wonder that Cupid is already claiming her as his own. A bond election was held in Olive district, Solano County, Monday, and $1600 was voted to build a school house. Olive district was formerly a part of Wolfskill district. The new school will be located on a lot donated by Mrs. M. A.. H. Wolfskill, just west of her olive orchard.
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News4 A4 — Winters Express, Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Salud del Condado elimina orden de refugio; mantiene expectativas sobre el uso de cubiertas faciales Por Anne Ternus-Bellamy Traducido por Carol Alfonso El Condado Yolo emitió una nueva orden de salud el Jueves que reemplaza la orden de refugio que ha estado vigente desde mediados de Marzo. La orden de refugio local ahora ha sido terminada, pero los residentes del Condado Yolo aún deben cumplir con la orden estatal de “quedarse en casa,” que permanece en vigencia indefinidamente y prescribe qué negocios y actividades tienen actualmente prohibida la re-apertura. Mientras tanto, la nueva orden del Condado mantiene el requisito de que todos los residentes se cubran la cara mientras están en público; enfatiza la importancia de la responsabilidad
SCHOOL Continued from Page 1 proposal would potentially cut about 7-8 percent of the district’s state funding. “That is a pretty big, significant part of our budget that we’ll have to look into,” Cutler said. The district plans to present their budget proposal at the June 4 board meeting.
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Trustees received an update on energy savings projects across the district from ABM project manager Jesse Hale. Hale reported their team had made the following updates: Replaced 41 HVAC systems across six district sites. Updated BAS controls at eight district sites, and added to the Winters Community Library. Replaced halogen lighting with LED lighting at all sites. Updates to Winters High School gymnasium included: application of a cool roof coating; replacing the old boiler with a new water heater to provide hot water to the locker rooms; and an
personal; continúa la orientación sobre la salud y seguridad, incluidos el mantenimiento del distanciamiento físico y el lavado frecuente de manos; y proporciona directivas adicionales sobre actividades. Según la nueva orden, el Oficial de Salud del Condado mantiene la autoridad para permitir que las actividades liberadas por el estado se vuelvan a abrir en el Condado Yolo, así como para fortalecer o complementar la orientación estatal con recomendaciones o protocolos locales. Para ver la nueva orden de salud y rastrear qué actividades ya han sido aprobadas por el oficial de salud local, visite www.yolocounty.org/coronavirus-roadmap. “El condado conaddition of an IDEC HVAC system. Trustees were given a virtual tour of the WHS gymnasium to show the new updates, which included the before and after pictures of the IDEC HVAC system. Photo showed the old ceiling unit which was removed, and replaced
“I’m excited to be a part of the Winters family.” Diana Jiménez it with a more modern system complete with “Winters Warriors” decor along the roof.
Old Wolfskill Property
Trustees unanimously voted to keep the old Wolfskill property. Cutler reported the property value ranged between $250,000-$275,000. The cost the district currently spends to maintain the property ranges between
tinúa avanzando rápidamente hacia la racionalización y la clarificación de los procesos destinados a aprobar e implementar la reapertura de negocios y actividades selectas consistentes con las pautas emitidas por el estado,” dijo el presidente de la Junta de Supervisores del Condado Yolo, Gary Sandy. “Subyacente a estos cambios habrá un mayor énfasis en la importancia de la responsabilidad personal, incluida la necesidad de tomar decisiones de salud acertadas y el valor continuo de minimizar el riesgo al refugiarse en su lugar,” dijo Sandy. Según un comunicado de prensa del condado, a medida que continúa la pandemia de COVID-19 y se re$1,200-$1,300. Trustees noted they would prefer to keep the property for now to see if there was a use for it in the future. “There are always facility needs, and I don’t think the value would last or be an impact,” Cutler said.
New Superintendent contract
Trustees voted unanimously to approve the new superintendent contract. Cutler virtually introduced Diana Jiménez, who was selected by Trustees to serve as the new Winters JUSD superintendent. The fiscal impact of the contract is $178,929 fiscal impact for 2020-21. Jimenez confirmed that she is planning on moving to the Winters area for the time being. She also mentioned that she has had a warm welcome and that she is looking forward to being a part of the Winters JUSD community. “I’m excited to be a part of the Winters family and to continue building on the strong foundation that Winters already
ADORACIÓN EN WINTERS Main Street Church of Winters The Life Center 201 Main Street (916) 988-1717 2nd & Main Streets Family-oriented environment. Sunday Service: 10 a.m. First Baptist Church First & Baker Streets (530) 795-2821 Rev. James Allen Sundays: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m. Children’s Church: 11 a.m. Child care provided for Sun. services Wednesdays: Youth Group: Wed. 6-8 p.m. Prayer Meeting: Wed. 7-8 p.m. Everyone Welcome Asambleas de Dios Templo Jesurcristo es la Respuesta Ministrando al Pueblo Hispano Domingos: 5 p.m. Escuela Domincal 6 p.m. Servicio Evangelico Viernes: 7:30 p.m. Servicio Evangelico Rev. Jorge A. Chavez, Pastor 205 Russell Street, Winters (530) 795-1700 The Ministry Center of Jesus Christ 418 Haven Street (530) 795-4580
Pioneer Church 205 Russell Street (831) 578-1018 Bruce Chapman, Pastor pioneerchurch.online Sunday Service: 10 a.m. Traditional Worship Children’s Sunday School Childcare Provided Fellowship Time: 11:05 a.m. Winters Community Church A non-denominational Christian Church Ted Selby, Pastor Meeting at Canyon Creek Resort Adult Lodge 22074 State Highway 128 Winters, CA (530) 795-5530 Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. Wednesday Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. at 18 E. Baker St. Winters Everyone Welcome New Life Church 315 Edwards Street (530) 795-2687 Pastor Brian Pillow www.newlifewinters.org Sunday School 9 a.m. Bible Study Worship Service 10 a.m. Wednesday Prayer 6:30 p.m. Quality child care 10 a.m. Sundays All Welcome New Life Christian Center 28958 Hurlbut Street Madison - (530) 661-7129 Pastor Rev. Harrell L. Wiley III Worship Service: 11 a.m. Classes for all ages: 10 a.m. (Sunday) Weekly Bible Study & Youth Services to be announced
St. Anthony Catholic Church 511 Main Street (530) 795-2230 Pastor: Fr. Perlito Garrido de la Cruz MASS SCHEDULE: Tues., Thurs., Fri.: 9 a.m., Saturday: 5 p.m., English Saturday: 7 p.m. Spanish Sunday: 10:30 a.m., English Sunday: 12:30 p.m., Spanish CONFESSION: Saturday: 4-4:45 p.m. 30 minutes before daily Mass St. Martin Mission Mass 25633 W. Grafton Street, Esparto Pastor: Fr. Perlito Garrido de la Cruz HORARIO DE MASA: Wednesday: 6 pm. Saturday: 7 p.m., Spanish Sunday: 8:30 a.m., English CONFESIÓN: Saturday: 6:30 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 435 Anderson Avenue, Winters Matthew Baker, Bishop (530) 795-4256 1st Counselor, Gerald Taylor, (530) 795-1302 2nd Counselor, Jason Osburn, (530) 787-3094 Ward Mission Leader, David Hudson, (530) 908-8217 Sacrament Service 9:30 a.m. Sunday School & Primary: 10:50 a.m. Relief Society, Young Women and Priesthood Meetings: 11:40 a.m. Mutual Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.
abran las actividades, “el público es responsable de cumplir con las reglas o pautas establecidas por el estado y el condado, así como practicar el distanciamiento social y el uso de cubierta facial.” “Las empresas también son responsables de hacer cumplir y especificar políticas en sus establecimientos para que el público y el personal las sigan. Todos tenemos un papel que desempeñar para mantener nuestras comunidades seguras y saludables.” Además, dijo el condado, los adultos mayores y todas las personas con afecciones médicas subyacentes deben continuar en sus hogares tanto como sea posible durante la cuarta etapa de la ruta de reapertura del estado.
TABLES Continued from Page 1 former Winters Healthcare Office along the cross walk block off the designated eating area. Additional barricades in front of El Pueblo Meat Market & Taqueria also provide a parking lot dining area. The new Winters dining reality was the result of more than two months of planning by downtown business managers and the city, Winters City Manger John W. Donlevy, Jr. said. “This was viewed as the most feasible option given state restrictions on social distancing,” Donlevy said. “The city has participated as a partner and worked to collaborate within a team with the business owners.” Part of that collaboration was with the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC). “ABC has allowed us to add adjacent areas to our license,” Steady Eddy’s Coffee House co-owner Carla Wroton said. “We are looking into that option.” Other downtown restaurants have taken advantage of ABC’s license loosening whole heartedly. According to Donlevy, the dining commons, which includes Rotary Park, will probably last a month. What will also last a month is the ad-
HOUSING Continued from Page 1 new houses could be solved. Despite the group’s measured comments, city attorney Ethan Walsh reminded the commission that the law eclipsed the group’s emotional pleas. The California Housing Accountability Law basically forces cities to accept housing developments that meet the requirements set out by a city’s general plan, Walsh explained to the commission. “In order to deny the project, [the city] has to make a finding that the housing development would have specific adverse impacts on the public health or safety,” Walsh said. Before the vote, commission Chairperson Paul Myer reminded the commissioners, and the public, the commission’s vote was mereherence to cleaning standards. “The participating businesses will be required to follow the Yolo County Business Toolkit, which includes a host of protocols for sanitation, worker/customer protections, wearing masks, cleaning and limiting exposures,” Donlevy said. While touted as a total business group effort, the planning process did not include every downtown business. Although the initial plan doesn’t extend public space in front of all downtown businesses, the idea is to provide shared access to this space for all businesses whose customers wish to enjoy downtown, safely. The city manager has said that the initial phase is a success the concept may be expanded to other areas. The concept was initially proposed for Rotary Park. What is clear in the meantime: the city is coming out of its lock-down shell to a new world, and businesses are ready to adapt. “We want people to feel welcome to come to Winters and still enjoy the small town charm with our food and dining scene,” Wroten said. “We are still here, ready to serve our community and guests, but just in a different way.” Get updates on the City Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CityofWintersCA/.
ly advisory. The final approval for the development would come from the City Council. After the unanimous vote, for which commissioner Daniel Schrupp was absent, Meyer said, “[The issue] moves to the City Council for a vigorous discussion.”
New members
Prior to the vote, the planning commission swore in two new members, Nancy Northrup and Chris Rose. The new members replace Lisa Baker, who resigned, and Patrick Riley, who moved. The meeting ended with the commissioners voting to make member Gregory Contreras the new vice chair of the commission. To see agendas and dates for upcoming Planning Commission meetings visit http://www.cityofwinters.org/planning-commission/ for updates.
TEST Continued from Page 1 wear face coverings to their appointments and practice social distancing and, because the location in West Sacramento does not provide drive-thru testing, residents will need to park their cars and walk a short distance to the building. The site will be able to test up to 135 people a day with test results available within 48 to 72 hours. Hundreds of Yolo County residents took advantage of the service at the Woodland location, which significantly increased the county’s total testing in the last month, something Yolo County Supervisor Gary Sandy of Woodland noted is critical going forward. “Expanded testing coupled with contact tracing is pivotal to a safe and healthy reopening for our community,” said Sandy, who chairs the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Oscar Villegas of West Sacramento added that as the county moves further into reopening, “it is important to continue to make strides in testing as many residents as possible. “Proceeding with the plan to move the state testing site to West Sacramento allows the county to partner with the city of West Sacramento as they host these next three weeks of continued voluntary testing and I encourage our community to take advantage of this opportunity.” Yolo County is one of 80 community testing sites across the state focused on underserved communities. The testing is being provided by the State of California Testing Task Force in conjunction with OptumServe. To see more information about COVID-19 related updates, business tools, and more, visit the Yolo County Roadmap to Recovery plan online at www. yolocounty.org/coronavirus-roadmap. The roadmap details out each of the four phases and what requirements must be met in order to move to the next phase of reopening Yolo County.
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Ocean Restaurant rolls with the tide By Aaron Geerts Staff Writer After a pandemic-induced hiatus, Winters’ go-to spot for Chinese cuisine is finally back. Although reopened, Ocean Restaurant (Oceans) still faces a myriad of challenges. For the past 25 years, Oceans has washed away its customers’ appetites in a tidal wave of flavor. With a growing hunger for the family-owned restaurant’s return, however, they’re now facing tidal waves of orders. “The Winters community is strong. It’s not like we didn’t expect it, but they missed us and bombarded us with orders,” said restaurant co-owner David Hoang on reopening. “We were like ‘wow, they love us.’ Especially at a time like this. Everyone is out showing support.” While COVID-19 regulations turned nearly all dining into takeout orders, Oceans has been firing on all cylinders to keep up with the demand of its customers. “We got our butts
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kicked that first week get what we need to be Oceans received community support after reopening. in a good way,” Hoang said. “We’d literally sell out, then have to stay late to meal prep for the next few days.” In times of “normalcy,” selling out would make for a good day in the office. Recent food supply regulations, however, severely limit the amount of food one can order at a time. Imposed as a deterrent for over-purchasing, it’s just another challenge for Hoang and company to overcome. “Now that everything is rationed, selling out doesn’t mean the same as it did. We have half of everything and we’re not able to
at 100 percent,” said Hoang on the struggle to balance supply and demand. “We get up early to go out to other places and buy what we need. It’s longer hours but it’s okay, we owe it to the community.” With new challenges to hurdle every day, Oceans continues to pay special attention to health and safety guidelines to serve peace-of-mind a la carte. “We triple-check everything. Either my mom and I will cook, and I will check. Then the waitress will check the food again before it even gets to the cus-
Two Winters businesses in running for relief grant Voting on top two nominees ends on June 5 By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief Of the eight Yolo County small businesses on the list of nominees for a relief grant, two of them are located in Winters. Steady Eddy’s Coffee House and Winters Barber Co. made the final list of nominees. Carla Wroten, Steady Eddy’s owner, said if they are chosen as one of the recipients they plan to use the funding to purchase tables, chairs, plants, and decor to add more outdoor seating options for the coffee shop. Wroten said she has a passion to work with other businesses to make Winters better. Currently, she is working with other local business owners and with the city on helping to expand upon the downtown outdoor dining area. Willis Jimenez, Winters Barber Co owner, said the grant would be very helpful for their business. They plan to use the funding to pay their catch up on, and pre-pay their monthly building payment to get ahead, as well as to make some updates to the shop and help their four barbers get back on their feet. “This grant would help us pay debt that was acquired from being closed for two months,” Jimenez said.
CHANGE Continued from Page 1 not released a formal recommendation or mandate on how to start the upcoming school year, or how the schools should expect to function. The district statement confirmed that staff is working to create a contingency plan in the event students and staff cannot return to school as normal in August.
From now through June 5, community members can vote for one of the eight small businesses listed to receive a Small Business Relief Grand from Yolo Federal Credit Union. The two businesses with the most votes will each receive a $5,000 Small Business Relief Grant. Kelley Jacobsen, Yolo FCU Vice President of Marketing & Operations, said they received over 50 nomination from local businesses in Yolo County. The Yolo FCU Marketing Department selected the top nominations who shared the most compelling stories and who demonstrated the ability to have the greatest impact on Yolo County. Originally they were going to have six final nominees, but ended up boosting it up to eight. Applicants were asked to include with a compelling story with their self nomination that included the following information: a. Explains what the business will do with the money. b. How the money would help them during this time. c. How it would give back to our local community. “There were so many worthy applicants that we opted to select two from each community that we serve: Woodland, Da-
It includes plans for keeping students and staff safe while on campus, as well as an option for families to continue with distance learning at home should they choose to, and still remain enrolled in our district. Last month families were encouraged to fill out the district Distance Learning survey for each child they have in the district to help provide feedback.
vis, West Sacramento and Winters,” Jacobsen said. She said they anticipate announcing the two winners by Wednesday the following week. View the entire list of nominees and read about their community story online. Community members can vote online by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, June 5 at https://www.yolofcu. org/small-businessrelief-grant/.
tomer,” said Hoang. “With regulations and everything, we’re extra cautious.” Oceans’ reopening and the support they’ve received are a microcosm of Winters as a community. It’s standing by one’s neighbor and enduring adversity together. “The community is doing great and we’re here to stay,” said Hoang about the support they’ve received. “We’ll take care of the town because the town’s been taking care of us. The support has been great.” As Oceans looks forward to the next 25 years of service, they’ll continue to roll with the tides of change to serve the community they’re a part of.
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Across United States, pending home sales slump 21.8 percent in April National Realtors Assoc. Press Release Brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, pending home sales decreased in April, making two straight months of declines, according to the National Association of Realtors. Every major region experienced a drop in month-overmonth contract activity and a decline in year-over-year pending home sales transactions. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking in-
dicator of home sales based on contract signings, fell 21.8 percent to 69.0 in April. Year-over-year, contract signings shrank 33.8 percent. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. “With nearly all states under stay-athome orders in April, it is no surprise to see the markedly reduced activity in signing contracts for home purchases,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. The latest pending home sales numbers reveal the greatest de-
cline since NAR begin tracking such transactions in January 2001. However, Yun expects that April will be the lowest point for pending contracts, and the month of May, consequently, will be the lowest point for closed sales. “While coronavirus mitigation efforts have disrupted contract signings, the real estate industry is ‘hot’ in affordable price points with the wide prevalence of bidding wars for the
limited inventory,” he said. “In the coming months, buying activity will rise as states reopen.” A sign that buyers’ comfortability may be growing is seen in NAR’s most recent Flash Survey, as 34 percent of Realtors reported successfully completing nearly all aspects of transactions while adhering to social distancing procedures. Pointing to data from realtor.com, Yun says new listings were
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SOLANO COUNTY. Are you looking for a remote, yet close to home wilderness property? Located high above Vacaville on Blue Ridge in the Vaca Mountains, is this amazing recreation/hunting ranch with tons of hiking trails. The ranch boasts several parcels which can possibly be purchased separately or as one large parcel. The land is rugged enough to provide habitat for trophy black tail deer, wild pigs, bear, Mountain Lion, bobcats, fox, quail, and occasionally Wild Band tail Pigeon The ranch features access road thru a private access behind a locked gate. This property is perfect as a private recreational and hunting paradise for family and guests. Parcels included in 1040 ac. 0102-050-030, 0102-050010, 0102-040-050, 0102-040-040, 0102-040-070, 0102-010-050.
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THE DEFINITION OF IMMACULATE!!! Super clean 4 bed, 2.5 bath in a great family neighborhood. This home is a show stopper. Landscaped both front and back. HUGE updated kitchen. Call for details. Offered at $569,000. 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH HALFPLEX, HUGE lot, walking distance to downtown. Move in ready! Offered at $349,900 HUGE BACKYARD! 3 BEDROOM 2 BATH HOME IN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD. Needs a little love. Offered at $404,000. Call for details! 70 ACRES, 52 OF WHICH ARE INCOME PRODUCING WALNUTS. SOLID SET SPRINKLER SYSTEM. Located between Winters and Vacaville on Winters road. Offered at $1,579,000. 1 ACRE PARCEL IN SOLANO COUNTY. Just outside of Vacaville. Offered at $139,000. 3.87 ACRES ZONED RESIDENTIAL IN VACAVILLE. Build your dream home, or explore the possibilities of creating multiple parcels. Offered at $649,000. 27.81 ACRES. ORGANIC WALNUTS, ALONG WITH MANY FRUIT TREES which include: apricots, cherries, peaches, plums. Property borders Putah Creek. Great home site $1,200,000. IN NATOMAS, OVER 2,600 SQ FT. Immaculate! Enjoy the club house facilities. $514,000 SUPER CLEAN 4 BED, 2 BATH. Large lot, close to all schools. Immaculate! A little over 1,900 sq. ft. $499,000. IN DAVIS (STONEGATE). Just under 3,000 sq. ft. Single story, HUGE lot, amazing location! Enjoy club house amenities. Offered at $875,000.
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PENDING 205 Baker Street, Winters • $350,000 L1D SO 2 beds with bonus room, bath, 1,500 sq. ft. 1340 Parkgreen Drive, Dixon • $615,000 D 2,667 sq. ft. OLgarage, S2-car 4 beds, 3 baths, 5516 Weber Road, Vacaville • $580,000 D sq. ft. on 1.4 acres. OL1,782 3 beds, 4 baths, 2-carS garage, 402 Niemann Street, Winters SOLD • $460,000 16630 Parker Place, D • $370,000 SOLEsparto 1113 Nelson Avenue, Arbuckle SOLD • $249,000 44602 N. El Macero Drive, LDDavis • $815,000 SO 626 Snapdragon S Street, Winters • $520,000 OLD 1096 Creekside Drive, Vacaville • $545,000 SOLD 1235 Cinnabar Way, Vacaville • $385,000 SOLD 3 beds, 2 baths, 1,357 sq. ft.
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What is the main purpose of a newspaper? Let me start with a reminder that I no longer have a financial interest in the Winters Express. I have a huge emotional attachment and I write this column for free because I like to Xpress myself and it gives me something to do each week. You may think that a newspaper is for keeping the public informed, report on community events, keep local politicians honest or a place for merchants to advertise, but, the main responsibility of a newspaper is to make money so they can do all the things people believe they should be doing. It isn’t an easy business, and nowadays it is almost impossible to keep a newspaper financially viable. It is human nature to think that you can run someone else’s business better than they can. You are eating at a restaurant and there are several things that you would like changed to make the place better. If you are smart, you keep your thoughts to yourself, but most of us have volunteered our suggestions to either the manager or the owner. If you take a moment to remember back to when you made the comments, you’ll see the owner smiling, nodding his head and thanking you for your interest. Not only has he heard it a hundred times, he has also thought about of a thousand different ideas on how to make
his business better. He might already have tried your suggestion and found that it didn’t work. It is like when a couple gets divorced. Everyone is shocked, but who really knows what goes on behind closed doors? Businesses are like that, too. Even our city government, which tries to be open and transparent, sometimes finds that they have problems communicating. Everyone has a solution to streets, sewer, water, police and fire departments. Not many sit on a community commission and try to really solve problems. You might call it Monday morning quarterbacking. You get to sit back, watch people try and fail, then jump in with your ideas on what went wrong. It may make you feel better, but it isn’t helping solve the problem. Newspapers have limited sources of income. The Internet has hammered the main one, advertising. Subscription rates don’t come close to paying for the cost of printing the paper, let alone the cost of reporters, accounting, putting the paper together and delivery. My hope is that someone will find a way to make money with online subscriptions and advertising, saving community newspapers. Legals are a nice,
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Local couple’s big idea is a breath of fresh air By Rodney Orosco
48 Main St, Winters, CA 95694 (530) 795-4501
Disappointed with the Planning Commission
A Winters couple is taking on the mammoth task of helping people breath easier. A nasal respirator the pair created is designed to filter out everything from smoke to pollen. And, as the name suggests, it hooks into a person’s nose. The idea for the device came to veterinarian Valerie K. Fournier when she was working at the Camp Fire. “We had masks, but took them off to communicate, and that removed any protection they gave us,” she said. By the time she ended her tour of duty helping with injured animals at the Camp Fire, she suffered from serious respiratory issues. And, she had an idea.
Fournier’s husband, Alejandro Garcia, also a veterinarian, was already working on a nasal dilator, to open up the nose and allow more air to flow in with each breath. The dilator Garcia created forms two long “tusks,” made from medical grade silicon, that hook into a person’s nose and opens up the nostrils. “So, we decided to build a filter that could attach to Dr. Garcia’s nasal dilator,” she said. Because the filter is cut to fit the device’s filter casing, “the filter portion can be whatever filtration product you have on hand, which reduces waste and means consumers don’t have to buy specially-made filters,” Fournier explained. The result is the snug fitting, nose appendage called Hero Mammoth. “Most breathing is done
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Dr. Garcia enjoying the outdoors. through the nose while at rest,” Fournier explained the utility of the device. “Even while speaking, about 50 percent of air inhaled is through the nose, versus through the mouth.” The pair are hoping a Kickstarter campaign, expected to roll out in early June, will help raise money to begin production of the non-medical device. Since the device is not designed to treat, cure, or prevent any disease, the device does not need regulatory approval, Fournier said.
Guest column: Why I do not support the KWW initiative By Chris Turkovich Special to the Express In December of last year, I like many people, viewed a very professionally produced video on Facebook. The video while very well filmed and edited was void of any specifics and, like many people in our community, I wanted to know more about this new group calling itself Keep Winters Winters (KWW). Visits to their website in search of information and further explanation left me with more questions than answers. I was disappointed to see there is very little information about who is behind the organization or the rational for their ballot initiative. In the subsequent months I have tried to gather information and sort out fact from spin. I too share in the goal of “keeping Winters from growing too big too fast,” however, I have not been convinced by the group KKW’s simplistic messaging that their initiative will be good for our community. I would like to give them the benefit of the doubt and chalk it up to simplistic social media messaging, on point and light on details. However, the issues are complex and nuanced and the KWW campaign has fallen well short of providing substance to address these complexities. Currently, I believe that the initiative carries more potential risk for Winters than any potential benefit. My concern begin that the intent of the initiative is to set aside over three decades of planning replaced by a new “Urban Growth Boundary.” Numerous City Council and Planning Commission members and hundreds of active and involved community members have spent collectively thousands of hours over the past few decades addressing the complexity of city planning. These dedicated individuals have poured over details and issues ranging from zoning, transportation, economic development, housing densities, affordable housing, flooding, utilities, bus and bike connec-
tivity, traffic, parking, schools, design guidelines and climate change. Now we are being asked to set all that public input and planning aside and adopt a new vision through an initiative who’s drafters are unknown which has not been publicly debated, or had public comment from all corners of our community. If there is ever a fitting circumstance for the term NIMBY…this is it. If KWW leadership were aware of obvious specific problems with in our general plan, it would be to the benefit of the community to share those specific concerns. If this initiative was truly necessary it should be introduced only after a comprehensive critique of our current general plan. If there are problems with the current zoning the group should provide detailed and specific comments to inform the community about potential issues. As an example, the economic development committee in 2019 spent months in open public meetings working on several recommendations on improving the zoning in the general plan area. These recommendations should be put forth to the City Council, not thrown out along with the general plan for a new initiative outlined in a matter of weeks. The general plan and underlining zoning call for a maximum of 354 acres that could be added to the city if needed, not the 800+ acres the KWW group is saying. These 354 acres is a very sensible plan and size. If those 354 acres were to be added to the city the underlying zoning would require 126 acres or about 35 percent to be designated open space/parks/recreation, again very sensible and reasonable. Currently the land is not open to the public and does not have any recreational value to the community. The fundamental question for me boils down to: Why is KWW drawing their “Urban Growth Boundary” line at the current
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Fear of the sphere Lately in Winters, there has been much talk about the “Sphere of Influence.” Much talk, but also a lot of confusion. What is “Sphere of Influence?” Well, for one thing Sphere of Influence is the name of an independent, rather cheesy movie released in 2015. “Dan, Sara and Sean embarked on what would be their final hiking trip. They documented everything with a VHS camcorder--including their horrible fate!” reads the poster. Sounds like must see viewing for those long quarantine nights. But, that’s not the Sphere of Influence which is what’s animating discussions here in town. Sphere of Influence is a planning term. It’s defined as “A boundary that designates a city’s probable future boundary and service area.” Our Sphere of Influence is land, precious land, 340 acres of it, in the North Area. It is agricultural land, quite beautiful to behold. It’s also under the threat of development, which would change its very nature. Yes, it’s a planning term, but I prefer to think of it as a dream. A city identifies land adjacent to its borders and dreams of one day bringing in inside city limits. In the meantime, it exerts its “influence” upon the land, by imagining what it might look like fully developed. In the case of Winters, City planners took it one step further when drawing the map--they decided to mark up exactly where things would go. They projected that someday in the future, the open space would contain homes. Quite a lot of them, actually. That’s why this term is so important to understand. Should Winters actually expand into the Sphere? The current Keep Winters Win-
ters Initiative says the city may, but the voting public must make that choice. Where is our Sphere of Influence located? It’s in what’s known as the North Area in two separate sections. One of them, 130 acres is north of Moody Slough, extending largely to County Road 88. The other 201 acres is best viewed by automobile. Take a drive north up Road 87, just past Ample Electric, and keep going. Look on either side of the road. Enjoy the lush grape vines twisting their way toward the sun, on the left, and the neat rows of almond trees on the right. Now stop, get out of the car and look east all the way to the 505. That’s our Sphere of Influence. Now, back to the map. Being in the Sphere, the land cannot be zoned. Its not yet inside the City. It can, however, be pre-designated. Pre-designating land you don’t own seems to me like ordering the drapes for someone else’s house down the street, which you would like to buy someday. Maybe you’ll get lucky and it will come on the market. Maybe not. Our Sphere has come up in discussion, of course, because of the Keep Winters Winters Initiative, which creates an Urban Growth Boundary beyond which development must be approved by voters. The UGB line will be at the City limits, and not include the Sphere, a concept some in town object to. “Why not include the Sphere?” they ask, “After all, it’s already pre-designated.” KWW made that decision for three specific reasons. The first reason was that after polling hundreds of people in the Winters community, the consensus was to take the most conservative approach.
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to have had such personalized and expert service in the middle of the challenges of a pandemic is something for which I will always be grateful! Eagle Drug staff you are my pandemic heroes! Support our amazing small businesses! WENDY WALKER DAVIS
Disappointed with the Planning Commission By Whitney Vickrey Special to the Express I, along with 37 other people, virtually attended the Planning Commission meeting last Tuesday evening, May 23. To put it lightly, I was quite disheartened by the experience. The item on the agenda that I am invested and interested in is the proposed Walnut 10 subdivision that is to be built directly behind my neighborhood, which will take the place of a 10 acre almond orchard. This area has a history of flooding (several of our neighbors’ homes have suffered) among other concerns such as neighborhood density, traffic, and emergency vehicle access. To address the flooding and environmental issues with the proposed project, a third party was hired to conduct a “Mitigated Negative Declaration” report in lieu of a full EIR. This report covers all of the potential environmental impacts of the project and proposes solutions to mitigate any issues within the project. This came out to be a 200 plus page document. As someone that is invested in the outcome of this project, I read it all as did several of my neighbors. Many of them wrote letters, myself included, to the developer, the city staff, and the planning commission to express our concerns with the project. The residents of our neighborhood are the ones who have seen their houses being built, have seen the neighborhood (and some of their houses) flood, and they see the traffic congestion
at the end of Walnut Lane every day as they drive to and from their homes. Legally, the city had to respond to each of our letters and answer questions or provide solutions to issues brought up. The packet of neighborhood letters, responses, and revisions to the Mitigated Negative Declaration report was released late Friday afternoon, three days before the Planning Commission meeting, which also happened to be a holiday weekend. This came out to be a 159 page document. Again, I read it all. When it came time for the Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, the neighbors who were able to attend virtually, did. With the current COVID-19 situation, we have asked the city multiple times for an extension on this public hearing to a time that we can meet in person as several of our neighbors are unable to attend these virtual meetings and therefore, their voices are excluded. My husband and I both spent a great deal of time prior to the meeting preparing remarks and a presentation, yet we were told at the beginning of the meeting that we would only have three minutes to speak. How do you condense months of concern for a project that will permanently affect us and 350 plus pages of reading into three minutes? And why were we just notified of this at the beginning of the meeting? Because of this, several of our neighbors yielded their time, yet we still didn’t have time to present all of
our concerns and proposals on the project. In my opinion, this is censorship. The purpose of a public hearing is for the public to be heard – not to give a brief couple of minutes to voice a few thoughts. I tried to pack in the points I thought were most important for the Planning Commissioners to hear into my brief time to speak. Then what happened? Next to nothing. No questions regarding our comments, no discussion from the Planning Commissioners, just a few questions regarding the flooding issues. I applaud and thank Commissioner Contreras for recognizing that the Commission had not had enough time to read and digest all of the materials related to the project. I, along with my neighbors, took the time to read and understand the project, but I can’t help but question if all of the Commissioners, the people that are voting on this, had done the same. The Planning Commission was already down one member who cannot vote on this project as he lives within 500 feet of the project, and then swore in two brand new Commissioners on the night of this meeting. Had these new Planning Commissioners even heard of the 200 page MND document for this project prior to receiving the packet for this meeting? I cannot get over how frustrating it was to hear one of the brand new Planning Commissioners vote
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INITIATIVE Continued from Page 1 city limit boundary and not at the General Plan Boundary? Rational people look at our general plan and say this is a sensible plan for limited growth, this is not a wild plan for unfettered growth. The obvious position for KWW would be to use the general plan line for their initiative boundary. Using the general plan line accomplishes the mission of allowing Winters to grow but “not too big too fast,� is this not the goal? This General Plan Boundary choice would have no current impact on the City or its residents; it does not open the door to litigation on any side.
Additionally, it would protect the community from unlikely, but often feared “what if� scenario of a rogue city council and/or city manager. This seems like a logical solution that addresses the concerns of the KWW, while not jeopardizing the future of our community. If KWW actually wants to help the community they would use the General Plan Boundary as their Urban Growth Boundary. My belief is if the KWW initiative was drawn at the General Plan Boundary the entire community could rally behind the cause. I bet we would have unanimous approval from the City Council with such a change. KKW could then turn their efforts and ener-
gy into helping craft and shape the specific elements of the general plan to help keep our “small town feel�. As well as to help hold the city council and city staff accountable for enforcing existing codes. Something that at times has slipped though the cracks. Currently, there is not a single City Council member who publicly endorses KWW, this should and does say a lot. The City Council is working as intended. We (residents of the City of Winters) vote for fellow citizens to represent us. They are tasked with doing the difficult and time-consuming work of addressing the complexity and nuance of running a city. Our City Council understands this initiative is not just a simple bumper sticker with a nice logo. There are real life consequences to this initiative and many of them are not good for our community. I applaud the
SPHERE Continued from Page 1 The second reason calls to mind that drive we just took together up Road 87. Remember those grapevines and almond trees? Now, imagine row after row of stucco and tile roofed house on streets with names like Almond Blossom Road or Grapevine Lane, names meant to add a bit of poetry to the kind of anonymous suburbs which sprout up throughout California like the vicious weed called star thistle. (Come to think of it, Star Thistle Lane fits
PURPOSE Continued from Page 1 constant source of income. For 40 years I took care of the legals for the Express. They were one of my biggest worries when I went on vacation. They were also one of my biggest worries when I was sitting at my desk in Winters. You can’t miss a legal. That was my mantra, but I missed some over the years. One was a foreclosure notice that I only ran twice instead of three times. I ended up paying court cost, plus running the legal for free. I also was requested to write a letter explaining why the legal hadn’t run as scheduled. It cost the client two months in time, plus aggravation. It caused my hair to fall out. I won’t try and second guess the publisher, Taylor, but something went wrong recently with the legals at the Express. When it comes to the legals there is no excuse for missing any of them, but stuff happens.
PLANNING Continued from Page 2 to move this on to City Council because “it had been sitting here long enough�. I brought up points from the “Errata to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration� that directly conflicted with what they were voting on, yet there was still no discussion. Am I upset that the vote didn’t go the way our neighborhood was hoping?
entire City Council for not rushing to endorse or dismiss KWW. To the KWW leadership: Do you want to help our community or prove a point? If you are interested in improving our community do not open us up for massive liability over a rushed decision to pick a boundary. The KWW leadership needs to recognize they picked the wrong boundary line and that mistake could jeopardize the financial stability of our city. The KWW initiative in its current state is frankly reckless and rushed planning but thankfully, it is fixable. Adjusting the KWW Urban Growth Boundary to mirror the current General Plan Boundary accomplishes what I understand to be the goals of the KWW group, while keeping intact the many good features of the general plan and still limits large growth out into the County. There is
no need to throw the baby out with the bath water in this situation. We can have a healthy, vibrant city that still retains its agricultural heritage and small town charm. I am promoting that we step away from the fear mongering and look at the reality of our city. The freeway fast food was vehemently fought over but it did not change our social culture or our city character. We lost agricultural land when the PG&E facility was built but it did not negatively affect our city. The round about and stoplights were going to be the end of our small town when they were first proposed. Winters is better today than it has ever been and we still have plenty of room for improvement. We should not be risking stability and sensibility for fear of the future. Winters has never and currently does not have a fast growth
nicely). The 814 KWW petition signers simply thought the terrain was too beautiful, too productive to pave over. The third reason was the way the entire Bellevue North development affair was handled by the City, which quietly encouraged development of the entire Sphere, plus 183 acres more within the city AND 270 additional acres outside both the City and the Sphere. Learning about an unofficial plan to subdivide 800 acres in total by reading uncovered memos printed by the Express, was
too much. In matters of future planning to the North, the City Manager had simply lost the faith of the people. So next time, someone asks why KWW did not draw the Growth Boundary around the Sphere of Influence, you are well armed with the full explanation. Tell them those homes out on Star Thistle Lane are just a dream.
When the client can’t count on you to perform, they get upset. It costs them time, money and some people start pointing fingers. Sitting on the sidelines, it appears that the city and Taylor have worked out a solution and the city will continue to publish their legals in the Express. Sometimes families fight, sometimes they need counseling, sometimes they do it behind closed doors and sometimes they yell in public. I don’t claim to have any more inside information than the next guy, but anyone who thinks they understand someone else’s business better than the owner, is just wrong. That goes for employees, too. For those that think they know what is happening in someone else’s business; who do you think is going into the Opera House space where Cloth Carousel just vacated? If you don’t know, I’m sure Golden Bear Bill will fill us all in next week. Be safe, and have a good week. Sure, but that’s not the point. I am upset that we were not heard. I don’t know if it is due to the impersonal nature of Zoom calls or due the Planning Commission not taking their job and projects that affect the citizens of our community seriously. What is the purpose of the Planning Commission if projects are just breezily passed on to the City Council because they’d been “sitting there long enough?�
culture. With current world and economic conditions with regards to COVID-19 we are going to have enough work as a community to pull through this current crisis, let’s not create a self-inflicted crisis of our own.
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