Medicinal pot hearing set for November
The Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission will hold a public hearing Nov. 14 on a proposed medical marijuana dispensary just outside city limits at 19445 Riverside Drive.
Creekside Medicinal Organics, owned by Northbay Wellness Clinic, has submitted a permit application to the county to operate the dispensary in the former Nicholas Turkey facility. Creekside held a public information session last night at the proposed site.
The citizens advisory commission had scheduled a public hearing on the Creekside application for that date, which was its regular meeting time (fourth Wednesday of the month). The Commission last week delayed that hearing by three weeks, in order to avoid the scheduling conflict.
It will now consider the marijuana dispensary proposal on Wednesday, November 14. That meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at the Sonoma Fire Station, located at 630 Second St. West.
July 4th fireworks in jeopardy
Sonoma’s 30-year-old July 4th fireworks display could fizzle if more money is not found for the popular event.
The fireworks are put on by the Sonoma Volunteer Firefighters Association and are funded through donations—and that’s the problem.
The association says it is $10,000 short of the $40,000 needed to stage the event. Of the $40,000, half goes to the fireworks and the other half for insurance, state fees and the mailing cost association with the solicitation of donations.
City manager finalists to be interviewed today
The Sonoma City Council today is interviewing six finalists for City Manager.
The finalists, who will be interviewed during a day-long process at City Hall, have been winnowed from a candidate pool of 56, said City Manager Mike Fuson, who announced his retirement in May.
Fuson said a new city manager is likely to be named by the middle of November.
All the finalist are from Northern California and are currently employed in key local government positions, said Fuson. Most are women, according to sources close to the process.
Sun wins 13 CNAEA awards
The Sonoma Valley Sun has won 13 California Newspaper Advertising Executive Association Awards for the year 2006-2007. The Sun was awarded first place for its real estate section FineLife Home, as well as for its FineLife Wedding edition and a first place award for best fashion advertisment. The rest of the awards were distributed evenly between second and third place. According to Three House MultiMedia president, Stephanie Dunn, “We are thrilled, that in only our second year of entering the prestigious CNAEA awards, to have been recognized in so many categories. It is a credit to the terrific team of individuals I have the honor to work with.”
