The Parks, Recreation and Cemetery Commission will discuss amending the city’s coming ordinance to include marijuana at a special meeting Wednesday. At a recent Benicia City Council meeting, the council discussed minor updates to the city’s smoking ordinance during discussion on the passage of Proposition 64, which legalized marijuana for personal use in California, and […]
Historic Preservation Review Commission to discuss proposed property at Thursday’s meeting
The Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) will be discussing a design proposed for a new home on East H Street at Thursday’s meeting. Applicant Angela Fortain has proposed the construction of a new single family home on a 9,576 square foot parcel located at the corner of East H and Fourth streets. The two-story home […]
Economic Development Board to nominate, elect chair and vice chair Wednesday
The Economic Development Board may be nominating and electing a chair and vice chair at its Wednesday meeting. As part of the Brown Act, the Economic Development Board must hold open elections for its chair and vice chair to serve one-year terms, which will last from January to December 2017. The positions of chair and […]
Council addresses finances, crude by rail at Tuesday’s meeting
At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Benicia City Council heard a presentation from Kosmont Companies on the proposed Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) and an update from the public works director on the city’s water re-use project. The council also approved a three-year contract with I.D. Modeling, Inc. for management and implementation of Sedaru Utility […]
School board to consider new Bond Oversight Committee members at tonight’s meeting
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will be considering the appointment of members to the Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee at tonight’s meeting. Per the Measure S General Obligation Bonds, which were approved by voters in 2014 to provide funding for special projects at all the district schools, it is required for Benicia […]