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City seeks operator for Meadowview Certified Farmers Market
The City of Sacramento is inviting proposals for the management of the Meadowview Certified Farmers Market, with operations set to begin in spring 2025. The deadline for submitting applications is...
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YK Chalamcherla first fell in love with Folsom in 2002 while attending a birthday party. Almost immediately, he put down a deposit on a home and relocated from the Bay Area. Since then, he has been active in the community, volunteering everywhere from school PTAs to local ministries. For the past several years, he has hosted California Jobs Awareness Workshops—a program designed to help individuals navigate through the job search process.
First elected: November 2020
Alma mater: Attended school in India and Singapore
Day job: YK works at a Folsom IT firm
Regional council assignments: Folsom Cordova United School District, Sacramento Metro Cable Commission Board of Directors, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (alternate), Sacramento-Placerville Transportation Corridor J (alternate)
Notable quote: “My vision is to look to today's issues and assess those issues and how they will affect the future. It is my job and honor to listen to residents and continue to make the best decisions.” (Source: Gold Country Media)
From Folsom Telegraph...
City officials approved a contract this week to fix 976 sidewalk uplifts in Folsom District 4.
The Public Works Department maintains Folsom sidewalks throughout the city with various inspections. The city sometimes hires firms to conduct reviews of the concrete network. Staff also responds to citizen complaints through the SeeClickFix city website, along with public works staff spotting problems on the job.
The Folsom City Council approved a seven-year agreement on January 14 that gives the Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad the right to keep running excursion train rides between Folsom and the El Dorado County line. The P&SVRR volunteer group has revived the Folsom stretch of California's first train line.
Folsom’s newest fire station proved why it is so needed in the Folsom Ranch area on Jan. 10.
At around 2:30 p.m. last Friday afternoon, firefighters at Station 34 got a call of a fire off Butterfly Ridge Drive. The crew responded to the call and got to the home within four minutes, thanks to quick action and close proximity to the blaze.
From Folsom Times...
The Folsom City Council approved a resolution during Tuesday’s meeting authorizing the City Manager to amend the 2024 contract with the Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) for shelter services. The agreement extends the partnership for an additional two years, through December 31, 2026.
The Folsom Planning Commission approved a "large-lot" split, or tentative subdivision map, of 146.1 acres west of the Mangini and Sierra parkways intersection. The Dec. 18 action on "Parcel 1A" cuts the area into two individual lots for future sale and development by Folsom Real Estate South LLC of El Dorado Hills.
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