Insider Edition 83 | January 24, 2025 | | |
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Hello Windsor!
Are you keeping up on your New Year’s resolutions? Do you need a fresh start, or just want to add another one to your list?
I invite you again this year to consider ambitions that include service to others. This may involve volunteering for a local nonprofit, cleaning up your neighborhood, or supporting organizations that serve veterans, the unsheltered, or our students. Your time and assistance can significantly impact the quality of someone’s life.
For a list of some of the great non-profit organizations in Windsor please visit the Town of Windsor website at https://www.townofwindsor.com/880/Non-profit-Organizations
In this edition of the Insider:
- New Public Art Project
- Dance Party
- Residential Solar Panel Recycling
- Mulch Giveaway
- Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
- Sustainable Landscaping Workshop
- Sonoma County Fire District
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The Town of Windsor’s Public Art Advisory Commission is launching a new
storm drain painting program called “Outreach Through Art, Storm Drain Painting Project”.
The program's goal is to spread the message about keeping our creeks clean while adding art to our community for the public to enjoy.
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We are seeking artists of all ages and abilities to submit artwork for sidewalk storm drains, portraying the theme “Keep trash pollutants, and debris out of the storm drain to keep our creeks clean and ensure the health of plants, wildlife, fish, and birds”.
For detailed information about the Storm Drain Painting Project and how to submit your art, visit the Town of Windsor website LINK. The Outreach Through Art handbook and artist application is available on the website to submit artwork. For questions, please email Nelle Herman at nherman@townofwindsor.ca.gov.
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Join us on Saturday, February 8
for the return of the Family Dance!
DJ, photo booth, raffle prizes, and more!
Youth ages 4-10 may attend with
their favorite chaperone.
$30 includes one child and one chaperone.
Additional chaperones and children are $10 each.
Questions? Please call Parks & Recreation Department, Skip Wallace at 707-838-1267.
Click here to register now: https://bit.ly/42bGKq9
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RESIDENTIAL SOLAR PANEL RECYCLING | |
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Solar Panel Collection Events 2025
3555 Airway Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Fridays 9 AM – 5 PM
See available dates, limited to 40 panels
Solar panels are considered universal waste, a subcategory of hazardous waste, which makes them illegal to dispose of in the garbage. Until recently, there have been very few recycling options in the state and no recycling options in Sonoma County.
To participate in this grant-funded program, panels must be generated by a resident of Sonoma County.
For more information visit zws-solarrecycling@sonoma-county.org.
Solar installation companies, solar manufacturers, solar repair companies, and other businesses are not eligible to participate in this program.
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The Town of Windsor is happy to announce FREE Christmas tree mulch!
This year, the Town partnered with Sonoma County Resource Recovery and Hagstrom & Sons to reduce our carbon footprint while providing a valuable resource to the Windsor community to provide mulch typically trucked out of the County.
This new approach took 14 trucks off the road going from Windsor to Healdsburg, then to Ukiah, saving about 500 pounds of carbon emissions!
To collect your free mulch, visit 8400 Windsor Rd. There is public parking in front of the gate while supplies last. Please bring your containers, shovel, and gloves.
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MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN | |
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Planning Process Public Survey ENGLISH and SPANISH
Sonoma County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan – 2026 Update
The Town of Windsor (Town) is partnering with the Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management on the update of the 2021 Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan for the County and 23 of its municipalities and special districts. The mitigation projects that are identified in the plan will reduce vulnerability and increase community resiliency to disasters.
The plan will focus on the safety of existing and future buildings, infrastructure, critical facilities, and how the community could be impacted by a natural disaster. A risk assessment will be conducted to identify hazards that may impact the Town including Sonoma County, and its municipalities and special districts, profile the relevant hazards and their potential consequences, identify assets subject to losses or damage, and estimate the potential losses resulting from each type of hazard.
The County and the Town are asking members of the public to contribute to the planning process by taking a survey. This survey is designed to gather information from around Sonoma County to help us better coordinate activities and reduce the risk of injury or property damage. These questions are for information-gathering only and responses will be shared with municipal, state, federal, and county entities for planning purposes only.
To access the survey and to find out more about the planning process, please visit the Sonoma Department of Emergency Hazard Mitigation webpage or follow the links listed below:
Survey in English: https://forms.office.com/r/QQJCT1zgeL
Cuestionario en español: https://forms.office.com/r/pmcjqMN9ig
Are you interested in participating in the update? For more information or questions about the Windsor Annex and update process contact Kimberly Jordan, Planner III at kjordan@townofwindsor.ca.gov or Kristina Owens, Government Operations Manager at kmowens@townofwindsor.ca.gov.
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SUSTAINABILITY LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP | | |
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Join us on Saturday, February 1
for the first workshop in our new
Sustainable Saturdays Workshop Series.
In this first workshop, guest speaker April Owens will cover all things sustainable landscaping. Participants will walk away with a basic understanding of our local native plants and how to create a beautiful and functional sustainable landscape in their home yards.
This will be the first of three Sustainable Landscaping workshops that April will be teaching in the Sustainable Saturdays series, so stay tuned for more information on upcoming workshops!
Visit Sustainability Workshops | Windsor, CA - Official Website for more information on the series.”
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SONOMA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT | |
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The first month of 2025 has been active and meaningful so far for your Windsor Firefighters.
SCFD Strike Teams were deployed to Southern California, where they provided critical assistance in battling the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire. We’re honored to support the LA area communities during these challenging incidents, and we are so proud of our crews down south and we can’t wait for them to come home safe.
Closer to home, our four new Volunteer Firefighters successfully completed their Volunteer Academy. Congratulations to this dedicated group, whose commitment strengthens our mission to protect and serve. Welcome to the SCFD team, Brent Hughes, Deja Jones, “Tony” Cardullo, and Edward Witts.
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We would like to invite you to join us in our 19th Annual Bucket Brigade Blood Drive
Saturday, January 25th at Newsong Church on Arata.
Your generosity helps save lives, and every year Windsor residents make a difference, we’re grateful to be part of a community that truly cares.
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With the beautiful weather we have been having here in Windsor it is a great time to do some early spring cleaning and clearing around our homes. Consider putting home hardening and creating defensible space at the top of your To-Do List!
Stay safe and thank you for your continued support!
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Come Join Us!
The Town of Windsor is active with events year-round.
The following Town links will provide you with dates and event details to "mark your calendar".
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The Town of Windsor is looking for talented people.
For information on open positions, click here for the full list. If you have questions about working for the Town, please reach out to our Human Resources team at hr@townofwindsor.com.
Join our team! Go here to apply.
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Here are some public meetings and workshops we would love for you to participate in. For more information on the agenda, view the meeting, or the recording click on the meeting link. | |
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Town of Windsor
9291 Old Redwood Highway
Windsor, CA 95492
(707) 838-1000
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