Please come to city hall Monday, Nov. 2nd at 6 pm

Community First, a group of Healdsburg residents, has been meeting since January to study a tool, a Community Impact Report (CIR), that we think will help Healdsburg maintain its high quality of life in the future.

A Community Impact Report is an informational report that covers the economic and social impacts of any new significant development. Community First is especially concerned about the impact of a new large development, say a hotel that will employ 300 people, on our hospital, the Alliance Medical Center, and our schools.* The impact on these services needs to be disclosed early on in the application process.

There are other impacts, such as the costs and benefits to public agencies and how a new large development will affect local businesses, that we ought to know about.

On Monday, November 2nd at 6 pm, we're on the agenda to ask the city to appoint a committee to study and hopefully recommend the city staff draft a Community Impact Report ordinance. We need just one more vote. Two city council members already support this effort. We need about 70 people to fill the city council chambers.

Here is our one-page talking points (slightly revised from this version but essentially the same). We would appreciate it if you'd also sign the letter of support, and fax it to me, 433.8314, or scan/send it to Ann Carranza, positivelyann@sbcglobal.net. Or you can mail it or drop it off at 521 Brown Street.

I hope you’ll join us.

Gail Jonas, Chair of Community First, 707.431.8451

*Photo of Healdsburg students