Sebastopol Votes to Support Us!


Read Sebastopol’s Letter to the County Here

The Sebastopol City Council voted this evening to send a letter of support for the City of Petaluma’s stand on the Dutra Asphalt Plant to all Sonoma County cities and to the County of Sonoma. This letter expresses Sebastopol's position that decisions made by the elected bodies of the cities within the County with regard to issues within their respective spheres of influence or urban growth boundaries be respected by the County of Sonoma.

Please forward any and all letters and emails of support to Sebastopol Mayor Sarah Gurney. The Friends of Shollenberger Park and Petaluma's Clean Air applaud Sebastopol’s courage to stand up for the best interest of local community and look forward to the response from other Sonoma County cities.

Encourage the rest of Sonoma County to follow Sebastopol's lead!

Sonoma Mayor - Ken Brown
ken@bearflagsocialclub.com

Cotati Mayor - John Guardino
jguardino@ci.cotati.ca.us

Rohnert Park Mayor - Amie Breeze
Albreeze@rpcity.org

Santa Rosa Mayor - Susan Gorin
sgorin@srcity.org

Windsor Mayor - Robin Goble
rgoble@townofwindsor.com

Healdsburg Mayor - Eric Ziedrich
eziedrich@ci.healdsburg.ca.us

Cloverdale Mayor - Joe Palla
joepalla@comcast.net

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