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Volume 139, Number 38 — Locally-owned since 1884
8th v o N TE VO
The hometown paper of Christy McCrary
Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Richard Casavecchia for Winters City Council Endorsed by
Winters Downtown Business Association
Experienced Leader. Community Focused. Real World Experience. Day 1 Action Plan
Growth
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
Finance
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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Garamendi recognizes Secrist as a 2022 Woman of the Year 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
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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 Courtesy photo
Congressman John Garamendi (right) recognized Lynne Secrist as a 2022 Woman of the Year in Yolo County. 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
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City, developers share Farmstead update By Jacob Hoffman Express staff writer
EXPRESS
On Friday, Oct. 10, Farmstead representatives and staff, including City Planning Commission Vice Chair Lisa Baker, Councilmembers Mayor Wade Cowan and Mayor Pro Tem-
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pore 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 over-
view 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
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Index Features ........................ B-1 Classifieds ................... B-6 Community .................. A-2 Eventos hispanos ....... A-2 Opinion ......................... B-3 Real Estate ................... B-2 Sports ........................... A-5
We at he r Date
Rain
High
Oct. 12
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90˚
53˚
Oct. 13
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88˚
52˚
Oct. 14
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84˚
50˚
Oct. 15
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87˚
50˚
Oct. 16
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83˚
52˚
Oct. 17
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75˚
57˚
Oct. 18
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78˚
Low
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.
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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
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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
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Makena Driver is collecting socks to distribute to Yolo County unhoused for her Senior Capstone project. 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
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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
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