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Merry Healdsburg Tree Lighting
Friday, December 2 | 6:30 p.m.

Please join the City of Healdsburg and the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce on Friday, December 2 for our second annual Merry Healdsburg event.

Activities include:

- Tree Lighting Ceremony (6:30 p.m.)
- Complimentary Photos with Santa (beginning at 6:45 pm)
- Complimentary Hot Chocolate provided by Costeaux French Bakery
- Complimentary Carriage Rides provided by Kiwanis
- Food and Dessert Vendors
- Family Activities
- Live Musical Performances from Rocio La Dama de La Cumbia y Su Sonora and Healdsburg Chorus

Thank you to our sponsor, the Healdsburg Tourism and Improvement District!

Climate Mobilization Strategy Community Workshop

The City of Healdsburg is developing a Climate Mobilization Strategy to provide a framework of projects to pursue for the City to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions, in support of regional climate goals.

We will be kicking off the Climate Mobilization Strategy with a Community Workshop on Monday, December 12, 2022 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Healdsburg Community Center Multi-Purpose Room (1557 Healdsburg Avenue).  

Please save the date and share with anyone that may be interested. We look forward to hearing community ideas on how Healdsburg can be as sustainable as possible! 

For more information on the Climate Mobilization Strategy, visit: bit.ly/CoHCMS(website will be updated as more information is available).

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39th Annual Senior Appreciation Dinner
Volunteer Opportunity

Help us honor our seniors!

We’re looking for volunteers to help us get into the Holiday Spirit at the 39^th Annual Senior Appreciation Dinner on Sunday, December 4.  The “All is Bright” Appreciation Dinner will be held at the Villa Chanticleer from 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.  This event serves as a celebration of our senior residents, and an opportunity for us to say thank you for their many contributions to our wonderful community, past and present.

In previous years, more than 200 seniors attend this dinner, and an additional 50-60 seniors receive a home-delivered meal. For many of our senior citizens, this dinner is their only holiday event.

The Senior Appreciation Dinner is organized and hosted by Community Services staff, with former councilmember Gary Plass volunteering as Head Chef, and councilmembers, commissioners, City staff, and their families participating.  Due to the size of the event, approximately 40 volunteers are needed to ensure that this special day runs smoothly.

We invite you to join us as we honor the individuals who have shaped our community over the past several decades.  All ages are welcomed to volunteer!

Volunteers can participate in three ways:

- As a server
- Kitchen help, set-up help, or break-down help
- As a home delivery driver

To volunteer, please contact Yaquelin Buenrostro, Senior Center Volunteer Coordinator at (707) 431-3492 or [email protected] no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 28.

Join Our Team!

The City of Healdsburg is currently recruiting for the following positions:

- Accounting Assistant II
- Parks and Facilities Aide
- Police Officer
- Project Manager (Public Works Capital Improvement Projects)
- Recreation Supervisor
- Senior Civil Engineer
- Utility Worker II

To learn more and apply, please visit governmentjobs.com/careers/healdsburgca.

L&M Village to Begin Accepting Clients

The City of Healdsburg and its project partners, Reach for Home and Burbank Housing Development Corporation are pleased to announce that the L&M Village will begin to accept clients starting on November 21, 2022.

The L&M Village is a 22-unit interim housing program funded through the State of California’s Project Homekey Program and will serve those experiencing homelessness.

More information on L&M Village can be found by clicking here, or by contacting the City’s Housing Director, Stephen Sotomayor, at [email protected].

Please save the date for the L&M Village Ribbon Cutting which will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...

Our Park Maintenance and Recreation teams have been hard at work since the start of November getting ready for the holidays!

They are lighting up street light posts, installing the Healdsburg Avenue Bridge Lighting, decorating the Roundabout, installing the Plaza Holiday Tree, and adding color to our new public art piece “Rounder” in West Plaza Park.

Watch for a few more additions that will be installed in time for the Merry Healdsburg event!

Upcoming City Council Agenda Items

The following action items are on the upcoming Monday, November 21 City Council agenda:

- Housing Element Work Group, work plan for the next year
- Agreements with Reach For Home for homeless outreach services and management of the L&M Village
- Adoption of updated Building and Fire Codes
- Discussion and direction regarding use of bollards on pathways
- Chamber of Commerce professional services agreement for Fiscal Year 2022/23

To view the full agenda and associated staff reports, please click here.

Plaza Street Closed Between
Healdsburg Avenue and Center Street
Monday, November 21 | 6:00 a.m. to Noon

Plaza Street will be closed on Monday, November 21 from 6:00 a.m. to noon between Healdsburg Avenue and Center Street due to construction activity. 

Please use alternate routes and be aware of construction signage.

Thanksgiving Holiday Closure

The City of Healdsburg's administrative offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, November 24, and Friday, November 25.  We will reopen on Monday November 28 at 7:30 a.m. 

We wish you a fun and safe Thanksgiving!

Our Community Services Team is working behind the scenes on the planning processes for the holidays. Watch for more information coming soon on these events:

Merry Healdsburg Tree Lighting                  Friday, December 2

Senior Appreciation Dinner                          Sunday, December 4
Community Posada in the Plaza                  Friday, December 16

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