City of Folsom Government News

Proposed facility includes 410,000 square foot facility with 3,000 seat arena, ice hockey rinks, turf fields and more.

The Folsom City Council voted last week to devote a $1.2 million grant to a freeway trail underpass instead of Riley Street roundabouts.

While Folsom adopted fire hazard zones defined by the state, officials explained the maps are not used for insurance rates.

Lawmakers representing the Folsom area are calling for the immediate reopening of Folsom Lake to boats that have been decontaminated.

After numerous accidents and at least six fatalities since 2016, city officials are moving forward this week with the Folsom Lake Crossing Median Barrier Phase 2 project.
The project aims to enhance safety along the segment of the crossing roadway between Folsom Dam Road and Folsom Auburn Road.

Folsom hired a firm last week to find a replacement for Mark Rackovan, who is retiring next month as city public works director.

City officials are hiring a consultant to prepare a $400,000 Folsom wastewater master plan to avoid sewer spills like the one at Folsom Lake last year.

Folsom’s unique public art scene is currently missing a piece of its heart—literally.

Folsom was awarded $3.7 million in federal highway bridge maintenance funding, the city announced Monday.

The Historic Folsom Train Depot is open after restoration, the city announced last week.
The historic building on Wool Street in Old Folsom has been restored and re-imagined as a multi-functional space, staff said.

The Folsom City Council decided last week to postpone a $123,000 fence to protect the historic Natoma Sluice Diggings mine.

Award supports weekend shuttle that enhances visitor access, eases parking strain in Historic District.

New Member-focused Ace Pickleball Club plans to open by fall of 2025.

The City of Folsom has secured approximately $3.7 million in federal Highway Bridge Program funding to support its Bridge Preventative Maintenance Program, providing a significant boost to the city’s infrastructure.

The Folsom City Council on Tuesday approved $810,000 in Permanent Local Housing Allocation funds toward Habitat for Humanity to build the low-income, sweat-equity homes on Persifer Street.

The city of Folsom approved the 83-unit Toll Brothers at Folsom Ranch Phase 2D subdivision south of Highway 50.

Community members, local leaders, and representatives from both the Choose Folsom and the El Dorado Hills Chamber gathered Thursday afternoon to celebrate the grand opening of Anindell, Folsom’s newest luxury living facility for adults aged 55 and over.

The Folsom Fire Department last week announced the welcoming of a new $2 million Ladder Truck 35, which arrived in February.

City officials are moving forward this week with Phase One of the proposed 27-acre Folsom Ranch Medical Center by Dignity Health.

The City of Folsom is calling on residents to roll up their sleeves and take part in the second annual Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 26. The free, family-friendly event brings the community together for a day of volunteer efforts, interactive activities, and educational exhibits focused on environmental awareness and sustainability.

City's unemployment rate remains low, housing market strong while General Fund increased by 1.7%

The Folsom City Council has approved a contract amendment with Dewberry Engineers, Inc. to complete the project authorization and environmental documentation for the long-awaited U.S. 50/Empire Ranch Road Interchange project.

At its Tuesday nighty meeting, the Folsom City Council moved forward on a resolution to request a grant extension and budget increase from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and the California Office of Emergency Services for the city's Defensible Space and Vegetation Management Plan.

Coyotes are a natural part of Folsom’s landscape, contributing to the unique environment that makes the city distinctive by nature, and lately there's more reports of them than in the past. The City of Folsom is reminding concerned residents that coyotes do play an important role in the local ecosystem, it’s essential to take precautions to ensure safe coexistence.

The City of Folsom has earned top honors for its financial planning, receiving the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for its Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget document. The recognition is the highest achievement in government budgeting, underscoring Folsom’s commitment to transparency and accountability in financial management.

Folsom currently provides water to more than 25,000 connections. The major city project lays a new 24-inch pipeline to provide reliable and redundant water service to Folsom Ranch. Part of the plan is to take advantage of unused Folsom water rights to the American River and the lake, staff said.

The Folsom City Council last week approved $25 million in bonds to build the 52-unit Harrington Grove affordable housing project near Blue Ravine Road and East Bidwell Street.

A two-day multi-agency operation led by the Folsom Police Department resulted in 89 arrests and the seizure of over 100,000 potentially lethal doses of fentanyl from Sacramento streets, dealing a major blow to drug trafficking networks. The operation, dubbed Operation Folsom Blues 2.0, was coordinated and led by the Folsom Police Department on February 27 and 28 and involved 150 law enforcement personnel from 24 state, county, and federal agencies.