The Annual Geyserville town meeting and Planning Committee election takes place Tuesday, April 24. The meeting will be held at the Geyserville New Tech Academy, with registration at 6:45 .m. and the meeting at 7 p.m.
The Geyserville Planning Committee was created in the mid-80s in agreement with the county to serve as an advisory committee to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, representing people who live within the boundaries of the Geyserville Unified School District.
The Geyserville Planning Committee (GPC) is distinct and separate from the community coordinating councils developed by individual county supervisors for non-incorporated rural districts.
The roles of the Geyserville Planning Committee include:
“To consider and deal by all lawful means with common problems involving in securing land use planning and other municipal services and to secure cooperative action in advancing common civic purposes of the members of the association;”
“Act as a coordinating body in matters relating to community development;”
“Initiate and carry out local improvement projects such as beautification, recreation, etc., and receive and disperse funds therefore.”
Currently the GPC is undertaking the development of a community plan, designed to inform decisions on future design and development for the town and outlying areas and provide local resources for the updating of the Sonoma County General Plan.
The Geyserville Community Foundation provided funding for a community-wide survey in May 2017 and the completed results of that survey will be shared at next week’s Geyserville Town Meeting.
Supervisor James Gore has been a supporter of the GPC and will be speaking about funding opportunities related to the survey at the meeting. In addition, there are four open positions on the GPC. Hal Hinkle, a local business owner and Ryan Petersen, who owns a vineyard management company, are running for re-election. The two new candidates are: Bryce Jones, a local citizen who provided the land for the new sculpture park and works in agricultural planning and community development; and Walter Kieser, whose company advises communities on economic opportunities and long range planning. Write-in candidates may be nominated at the annual meeting. For additional information http://www.geyservilleplanningcommittee.com.
— submitted by Daisy Damskey
