The Sonoma City Council unanimously approved placing a measure on the November 2018 ballot to increase the City’s transient occupancy tax (also known as the TOT or hotel tax). This tax is paid on stays of 30 days or less at hotels, inns, and other lodging properties and is applied to the customer’s lodging bill. … Continued
Story Poles remaining up through Monday, October 1 The story poles for Gateway will be remaining up through Monday’s appeal hearing at the City Council meeting. The City Council can provide further direction regarding story poles at the meeting. ————————– Storey Poles have been installed at the Gateway project site and will be available for viewing through … Continued
At the August 20, 2018 meeting, the City Council and the City of Sonoma adopted new water rates. Per the adopted resolution, new water rates became effective on September 1, 2018. Such rates will be reflected in the upcoming billing cycle, which covers September 4, 2018 – October 1, 2018. See more information about Water Rates, … Continued
A regular meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, October 1st at 6 pm. View the full amended agenda and staff reports. There are no items on the regular calendar. However, there is one item on the Consent Calendar and one under Public Hearing. The item on the Consent Calendar to be considered … Continued
The Wildfire Recovery & Resilience Neighborhood Grants Program (NGP) is a competitive grants program of the United Way of the Wine Country in partnership with Sonoma Clean Power. Together, they are committed to providing financial support to resident- and community-led groups for projects in their neighborhood or community that help its residents rebuild and recover from … Continued
The current adopted budget for the Fiscal Year 2018/2019 is now available to view or download in four (4) parts from the City’s website. See the Current Adopted Budget – Fiscal Year 2018/2019 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. The Finance Department is primarily responsible for the development and preparation of the City of … Continued
A regular meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, September 24th at 6 pm. View the full agenda and staff reports. There are no items on the regular calendar. However, there are two items under Public Hearing. The two Pubic Hearing items to be considered by the City Council are: First reading of … Continued
The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of Sonoma County which is in effect from 11 pm Wednesday to 5 pm Thursday evening. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions comprised of strong winds and low relative humidity are either occurring now, or will shortly. Fire Departments and … Continued
Rebuild North Bay Foundation is seeking your input. We need housing. The question then is “What kinds of housing?”Our solutions might be as diverse as our workforce. More information is needed as to what workforce wants and needs according to age, income, sector, etc. Whatever we do now will affect our housing stock for decades … Continued
The City of Sonoma is expected to start construction on the 2018 Citywide Slurry Seal Project (project) the week of September 24, 2018. This project is part of the City’s commitment to keeping the City’s streets in a safe and functional condition for multi-modal circulation. On August 20th, 2018, the City Council awarded a construction … Continued
