News You Can Grow With | December 2024

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Santa Claus is Coming to Citrus Heights

Tonight for Annual Tree Lighting!

The City’s annual holiday Tree Lighting event is happening today, December 5th! Don’t miss out on the chance to kick off the holiday season with your community. Join the City from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at City Hall for an evening of festive family fun. The Tree Lighting is a free event that includes train rides for children, Santa’s Workshop with kids activities, hot cocoa & cookies, live music from a local band and choir, and sing-a-longs! Santa Claus will also be making a special appearance to help us light the tree and take photos with attendees.

Visit the Tree Lighting web page for additional information, like the schedule of activities and parking.

New Shelter Partnership Provides Local Animal Services

The City of Citrus Heights has a new animal services agreement with Sacramento County’s Bradshaw Animal Shelter. This partnership will include access to a local Sacramento County animal shelter, a 24/7 customer service call center through 311, an on-site pet hospital for sheltered animals, a low-cost spay and neuter clinic, and much more.

Learn more and read the full announcement on Citrus Heights Police Department’s Animal Services site.

Get Ahead of Storm Season

With rain on the horizon, now is a great time to prepare for when storm season begins. Here are two ways you can stay storm-ready:

Free Sandbags: The City provides free sandbags to all Citrus Heights residents. Bring your ID to City Hall to receive bags to fill up at our self-serve stations. Sandbag stations are located at City Hall and C-Bar-C Park. Learn how to fill a sandbag here.

Bag Your Leaves: Place up to six bags of leaves next to your organic waste cart for pick up. Leaves that are left in the street block our drains and prevent water from flowing. Street sweepers will not sweep piles of leaves in the street.

Nominate Your Neighbors for

Best Lights in Citrus Heights

Best Lights in Citrus Heights is back for another friendly citywide competition. This holiday tradition invites community members to nominate and vote for their favorite exterior home décor. Nominations are currently open and will close on December 7^th at midnight. Residents will then vote for their favorite home décor from December 9^th to 14^th! Once the votes have been tallied, awards will be delivered to homes the week of December 17^th. All nomination and voting forms will be on the Best Lights in Citrus Heights webpage.

Here are the nomination categories for this year’s Best Lights in Citrus Heights.

GRISWOLD: Brightest and most impactful display of shining lights
HOLIDAY VILLAGE: The best-decorated block or neighborhood working together
WINTER WONDERLAND: Chilliest display of icicles, white lights and wintry display.
SNOW GLOBE: Biggest and brightest inflatable display
SLEIGH THE THEME: Tells a cohesive story or has a clear theme
SANTA'S FAVORITE/OVERALL: Best appearance and overall decoration

Explore our city's festive homes by viewing the nominees on this Best Lights in Citrus Heights map.

Meetings & Events

City Council Meeting

Wednesday, December 11

@ 6 p.m.

Please note that meetings are subject to change. Visit

CitrusHeights.net for updates. All meetings are held at City Hall: 6360 Fountain Square Drive, Citrus Heights, CA 95621

City of Citrus Heights is Hiring!

Apply to work for the City of Citrus Heights today.

Principal Civil Engineer

Senior Civil Engineer

Associate Civil Engineer

Police Booking Officer

Police Officer

View all the City's open roles at GovernmentJobs.com/careers/CitrusHeights.

Vitalant: Blood Drive

Thursday, December 5

City of Citrus Heights: Tree Lighting

Thursday, December 5

Safe Credit Union: "3 Smart Ways to Shop Safely with Your Credit Card for the Holidays"

Thursday, December 5

Sunrise MarketPlace: Laser Light Show & Night Market

Friday, December 6

Single Mom Strong: Pre-Employment Coaching

Fridays, December 6, 20

UCP: Moana 2 Private Screening Event

Saturday, December 7

UCP: Skate Night

Wednesday, December 11

Single Mom Strong: Parents' Night Off

Friday, December 13

Single Mom Strong: Holiday Open House, Free Photos with Santa

Saturday, December 14

Citrus Town Center: Santa's Arrival

Saturday, December 14

Single Mom Strong: Mom's Night Out Holiday Lights Tour

Sunday, December 22

If you'd like to see your event posted, sign up for Connect Citrus Heights here.

Take a Look Back at 2024

Our 2024 Year in Review is here! Take a look back at the last 12 months of accomplishments from our City Hall and Citrus Heights Police Department teams. You’ll find month-to-month highlights as well as metrics showing how much we’ve done as a community!

View the document here.

City Hall Closed Dec. 24-Jan. 1

Due to the holidays, City Hall will be closed from December 24^th to January 1^st.

Come visit us before the holidays begin! We will reopen on January 2^nd with our regular hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

You Ask, We Answer

Where we answer common

resident questions

Q: When is my trash pick-up day?

A: You can find out when your trash pick-up day is here! Did you know you can also get alerted via email, text or phone call regarding trash services? Sign up to get alerts on services like street sweeping, trash pick up and cancellation. Visit here, type your home address and then click on “Get a reminder!”

Marathon Street Closures This Sunday

The California International Marathon is coming through Citrus Heights on Sunday. This race will cause street closures on various streets in Citrus Heights, including Wachtel, Greenback, Oak Ave, and more. View the full list of street closures here and view the course map here.

City of Citrus Heights

6360 Fountain Square Drive, Citrus Heights, CA 95621

(916) 725-2448

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