🌱 Fancy Hotel Moves Forward + Help Name Healdsburg Park + 911 Tribute

Hello, my people! Simone here with your Tuesday edition of the Healdsburg Patch newsletter, filled with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Let's get right to it.

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• Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High: 89 Low: 54.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High: 89 Low: 54.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny. High: 86 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories today in Healdsburg:

1. You know that big new park that the City of Healdsburg plans to open just north of Parkland Farms, as part of the deal with the Montage resort? Well, they're trying to find a good name for it now — and they want your help. The going name has been Saggio Hills, but that was never supposed to be permanent. "Your suggestions are pivotal in influencing the identity of this soon to be cherished space," city officials say. Plans for the park include sports fields, a trail network, a doggie play area, a landscaped hangout area, wetlands and plenty of open space. Anyone who wants to suggest a name can do so on the city's website by Oct. 29. After that, the Parks & Rec committee will reportedly narrow the list down to their four or five favorites — which will then be voted on by the City Council. The Healdsburg Tribune also reports that city leaders are still looking for a big donor (or multiple) to help with the park's $35 million price tag, but that they've "rejected the idea that the entire 38-acre park, spreading between Parkland Farms and the Montage resort, might end up with the name of its largest donor," like what happened with the Foley Family Community Pavilion. (City of Healdsburg & Healdsburg Patch & Healdsburg Tribune & Healdsburg Community Services via Facebook)

2. Looks like the latest fancy hotel that Piazza Hospitality wants to build downtown, this one next to John & Zeke's, will be allowed to move forward after all — thanks to an error that city officials made when passing an ordinance back in late 2018/early 2019 that would have limited hotel construction in the downtown area. The Healdsburg Tribune published a story last month pointing out that Piazza's proposed 16-room "Hotel Healdsburg Residences" project at 400 Healdsburg Ave. might actually not be allowed, considering the city accepted their application on the same day the ordinance was supposed to go into effect. But now, city officials have discovered the entire ordinance is moot. From the city: "In conducting an internal review, City Staff discovered the ordinance adopted on December 17, 2018 was published incorrectly after adoption, rendering the ordinance itself invalid. Specifically, the ordinance was published on January 10, 2019, 24 days after adoption, whereas ordinances are required to be published within 15 days after adoption in order to be effective. To correct this error, on September 18, 2023 the City will bring the original ordinance back to the City Council for adoption and proper noticing. The content of the ordinance remains unchanged from 2018 and limits new hotels within the Downtown Commercial district to no more than 5 rooms per block face. Staff will recommend that the policy be approved as an urgency ordinance that will be effective immediately on September 18." But yeah, that wouldn't apply to the Piazza project. (City of Healdsburg via Facebook & Healdsburg Tribune)

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Coming up in Healdsburg:

Tuesday, September 12

• Last Day to Sign Up for Russian Riverkeeper's Annual Watershed Cleanup (All Day)
• West Side School "Dine & Donate" Fundraiser at Mombo's Pizza (All Day)
• Healdsburg Farmers Market on the Plaza (9AM-12:30PM)
• Food Distribution at the Healdsburg Community Center (Weekly, 9:30-10:30AM)
• Healdsburg High School Girls Golf Team Plays at Home Vs. Analy (3PM)
• Homework Help for Kids in Grades K-12 at the Healdsburg Library (Weekly, 3:15-5:45PM)
• Healdsburg High School Girls Tennis Team Plays at Home Vs. Rancho Cotate (4PM)
• AVFilm Hosts Tour of Plaza Cinema Center, Healdsburg's Future Downtown Movie Theater (4PM)
• Zero Waste Sonoma Hosts Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Healdsburg (4-8PM)
• Healdsburg City Planning Commission Meeting, Featuring Discussion of New Mill District Construction (6PM)
• Healdsburg Running Company "Trail Sisters" Host Magnolia Loop Run, Ending With Shopping at Jam Jar (6PM)
• Back to School Night at Healdsburg Junior High (6PM)
• SOLD OUT: Healdsburg Museum Hosts "History Lives" Dinner at at Robert Young Estate Winery, Featuring Pioneer Award Winner Richard "The Voice of Healdsburg" Bugarske (6-8:30PM)
• Healdsburg High School Girls Volleyball Team Plays at Home Vs. Sonoma Academy (6:30PM)
• Sonoma Land Trust Hosts Film Screening at Little Saint: "Path of the Panther" (6:30PM)
• Trivia Night at Fogbelt Station Beer Garden (Weekly, 7-9PM)
• Sakoyana Live at the Elephant in the Room (7-10PM)

Wednesday, September 13

• Last Day of the Healdsburg Museum's "History Lives" Silent Online Auction (All Day)
• Farm to Pantry Hosts Volunteer Glean at HomeFarm (9AM-5PM)
• Teen Anime Club at the Healdsburg Library (1:30PM)
• Raven Education Program Hosts Teen Acting Class (3:15PM)
• Food Distribution at Healdsburg City Hall (4-5PM)
• "What Moves You?" Spiritual Reflection & Communal Meal at THE 222 (Weekly, 5:30 PM)
• Healdsburg Library Advisory Board Meeting (5:30-6:30PM)
• City of Healdsburg Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting (6PM)
• Back to School Night at Healdsburg Elementary's Fitch Mountain Campus (6PM)
• Canon Book Group at the Healdsburg Library: "Death by Water" by Kenzaburō Ōe (6PM)
• The Harris Gallery, Flambeaux Wine & Asahi Host 10-Course Kaiseki Dinner (6PM)
• Sonoma County Government Hosts Emergency Preparedness Event for Russian River Residents in Guerneville (6-7:30PM)
• Trivia Night at Coyote Sonoma (Weekly, 7-9PM)

Thursday, September 14

• Healdsburg High School Girls Golf Team Plays at Home Vs. Maria Carillo (3PM)
• Healdsburg High School Girls Tennis Team Plays at Home Vs. Piner (4PM)
• Corazón Healdsburg Hosts Evento de Casa Abierta y de Reapertura / Open House & Grand Re-Opening at New Offices (5:30-7:30PM)
• Back to School Night at Healdsburg Elementary (6PM)
• Healdsburg Running Company Hosts Run to Dry Creek General Store (6PM)
• Sonoma County Wine Auction: Vintner Dinners (6-9:30PM)
• Healdsburg High School Girls Volleyball Team Plays at Home Vs. San Rafael (6:30PM)
• Karaoke Night at Coyote Sonoma (Weekly, 7-9PM)
• Country Singer Cassandra Lewis Live at Little Saint (7-9PM)
• Songs & Stories by Peter Asher & Albert Lee at the Raven Theater (7:30PM)

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— Simone Wilson

About me: I was born and raised in Healdsburg, CA, where I was the editor of the Healdsburg High School Hound's Bark. I have since worked as a local journalist for publications in San Diego, Los Angeles, New York City and the Middle East. I'm currently a senior product manager for Patch.

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