Last night was (presumably) Councilmember Sandy Sheedy’s last meeting sitting at the Council Chamber dais and people came to say thank you to both her and Councilmember Robert King Fong, who is also departing. Here is what Sandy had to say: Below is the entire video of recognizing Councilmembers Sheedy and Fong:
Del Paso Boulevard is now equipped with crosswalks that speak to users. It’s all part of the completion of the Del Paso Boulevard Streetscape. The crosswalk replaces the traditional “chirp” noise with it’s location and instructions to cross. One newly equipped crosswalk is located at Del Paso Blvd and Colfax St. This feature is only…
Councilmember Sandy Sheedy and the Del Paso Boulevard Partnership invite the community to celebration the completion of the Del Paso Boulevard Streetscape tomorrow, November 17 from 2pm – 3pm. The event will take place at Sacramento News & Review, 1124 Del Paso Boulevard. Work on the streetscape began earlier this year in May. This included…
The new and improved playground at Hagginwood Park will be opened on Saturday, November 17 from 10:30am – 12pm. The event features games for kids, face painting, arts and crafts, and refreshments. The ribbon cutting takes place at 11am. Cost of construction for the playground was $137,334 and its funding source was Quimby & Park…
Members of the community came to celebrate the completion of the Norwood Avenue Bridge Replacement Project. Crews began replacement of the 55-year-old bridge between Fairbanks Avenue and Linley Avenue in June 2011. The raised bridge has been modernized to include bike lanes, widened sidewalks, and ornamental streetlights. City officials say the $8 million project used no…
Councilmember Sandy Sheedy and the City of Sacramento Department of Transportation will hold a grand re-opening ceremony of the Norwood Avenue Bridge tomorrow at 10am. The new, modern bridge includes nearly $8 million in improvements including bike lanes, widened sidewalks, and ornamental streetlights. The bridge has also been raised to mitigate for the possibility for…
Councilmember Sandy Sheedy and the Sacramento Neighborhood Center will host a Spring Community Celebration tomorrow from 10am – 4pm at the Robertson Community Center. The free event features free food, arts and crafts, live music, dancers, a community farmer’s market, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament and more.
The Del Paso Heights Certified Farmers’ Market returns for the season this Saturday from 7am to Noon at the Robertson Community Center Parking Lot. The market will be open weekly at this same location. It is operated by Soil Born Farms and sponsored by Councilmember Sandy Sheedy’s Office and the Sacramento Neighborhood Center.
Hidden in the weekend’s arena chatter was the announcement of a new candidate for the District 2 council seat. As reported by the Sacramento Bee, Jason Sample announced his candidacy and support from Councilmember Sandy Sheedy on Saturday. A pastor of True Life Ministries Worship Center, Sample also announced he has the support of the…
Councilmember Sandy Sheedy announced today that she will not run for reelection in 2012. In an email to the community and interview with the Bee’s Ryan Lillis, Sheedy indicates she wishes to spend more time with family and has enjoyed serving the community. This makes it a four-way race between Rob Kerth, Kim Mack, Allen…