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Volume 139, Number 38 — Locally-owned since 1884
Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The hometown paper of Christy McCrary
Endorsed by Winters Downtown Business Association Experienced Leader. Community Focused. Real World Experience.
Growth Day 1 Action Plan
Finance
1) Full public review of growth plan by February 2023 2) Identify & prioritize areas of improvement by July 2023 3) Estimate scope and cost of updates by October 2023 4) Draft implementation and funding plan by March 2024 5) Incorporate change plan into 2024-25 Budget Goal: Rebuild city reserve fund over the next 4 years 1) Review finances for potential savings and issue 2023-24 budget guidance to staff by March 2) Cap expenses at budgeted FY23 amounts for 4 years 3) Seek out new revenue sources
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By Crystal Apilado
Editor-in-Chief
Congressman John Garamendi honored 58 women from the Third Congressional District of California who are leaders and visionaries in their communities, including a Winters woman. Lynne Secrist was recognized for her impact on supporting Winters youth through music education at the 9th annual Women of the Year Awards.
The women being honored are nominated and selected for making significant contributions to society through public service, business, education and local advocacy.
“Each year, I am privileged to recognize the selfless and devoted women who help make California’s 3rd district so special,” Garamendi said. “The invaluable service each honoree has given to their community is deserving of recognition. By presenting these women of the year with this award, their achievements will be recorded and preserved in the official Congressional Record.”
Garamendi said community members take a stand by recognizing the undeniable
Courtesy photo Congressman John Garamendi (right) recognized Lynne Secrist as a 2022 Woman of the Year in Yolo County.
See AWARD, Page 4
City, developers share Farmstead update
By Jacob Hoffman
Express staff writer
On Friday, Oct. 10, Farmstead representatives and staff, including City Planning Commission Vice Chair Lisa Baker, Councilmembers Mayor Wade Cowan and Mayor Pro Tempore Bill Biasi, and members of the Winters Fire and Police Departments, met with property owner Mark Skreden and Wood Rodgers engineer Tim Denham to continue their work on the site plan for the 62-acre Farmstead project being developed north of Grant Avenue and east of Lorenzo’s Market.
City Planner Kirk Skierski opened the meeting with an overview of its purpose, stating, “today’s main point is to go over the design, configuration, and layout (of the project), and provide feedback from each perspective and specific city department along with some of our appointed and elected officials.”
Skreden summarized the work done up until this meeting. “We’ve been actively working on
EXPRESS
See UPDATE, Page 4
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Community .................. A-2
Eventos hispanos ....... A-2
Opinion ......................... B-3
Real Estate ................... B-2
Sports ........................... A-5
Weather
Date Rain High Low Oct. 12 .00 90˚ 53˚ Oct. 13 .00 88˚ 52˚ Oct. 14 .00 84˚ 50˚ Oct. 15 .00 87˚ 50˚ Oct. 16 .00 83˚ 52˚ Oct. 17 .00 75˚ 57˚ Oct. 18 .00 78˚ 55˚
Rain for week: 0.00 in. Season’s total: 0.99 in. Last sn. to date: 0.05 in.
Winters rainfall season began 7/1/22. Weather readings are taken at 9 a.m. Crystal Apilado/Winters Express Council candidates Carol Scianna, Richard Casavecchia, Albert Vallecillo, Lisa Baker and Michael Olivas participated in a non-partisan, community forum on Oct. 13.
Council candidates sound off on the general plan, affordable housing, and more at forum
By Jacob Hoffman
Express staff writer
On Thursday, Oct. 13, the Winters Express and Democracy Winters hosted a Winters City Council Candidates Forum to provide the five candidates an opportunity to share their stances and ideas on the community’s top issues and questions.
The goal of the unbiased, community-focused forum was to bring valuable information to residents. The event was live-streamed through Zoom and both the Express and DW Facebook pages, however technical issues created audio challenges. The Forum planning committee was able to create a video of the event for the public to view. The Forum recording will soon be available online at YouTube via
the Express channel (https://tinyurl. com/2s4beb8j) and the DW channel (https://tinyurl.com/ yn7wa5es). The community is encouraged to check both channels to find when it is uploaded. The five City Council candidates running for three open seats in the November election to represent Winters
See FORUM, Page 3
Capstone project collecting socks for Yolo County unhoused
By Crystal Apilado
Editor-in-Chief
One Winters High School senior is striving to bring warm socks to the homeless and residents in-need through her Senior Capstone project this month.
Senior Makena Driver is encouraging the community to donate new socks, in all sizes, from infant to adult, to her Socktober campaign during October.
Collection bins are available at Pacific Ace Hardware, First Northern Bank, Lorenzo’s Market, the WHS office and the Winters Community Library. Driver said Oct. 31 is the last day to donate to the cause.
Driver said she has participated in multiple outreach community service projects and she was inspired by other groups who have hosted Socktober campaigns. She said hosting her own was a great way to not only do some good in the county and help others, but to also fulfill her Senior Capstone project at the same time.
“There are thousands of people who are homeless during the winter and they
Courtesy photo Makena Driver is collecting socks to distribute to Yolo County unhoused for her Senior Capstone project.
