He
served two years as president of
the local SCORE chapter, is on the Tuolumne County Transportation Council, the Civic Advisory Committee of the Sierra Conservation Center, the
City Parking and Traffic Commission, as well as the Finance, Personnel, and the Community Development Committees.
You can contact Hank Russell by phone at (209) 533-8860 or email
at: Hank@mlode.com
Mayor Pro-Tem, Ron Stearn
Ron Stearn has been on the Sonora City Council since 1964 and has lived
in the community for more than half a century. Prior to his retirement, he
had a lifelong career in retail hardware.
Ron is pictured in front of St. James Episcopal Church, known all over
the world as the "The Red Church of Sonora."
You can contact Ron Stearn by phone at
(209) 532-4608, or by email at: RonStearn@mlode.com
Council
Member, Gary Anderson
Gary
has resided and
worked in the community since 1970. After
32yr's with PG&E Gary retired from Angles Hydro as an electrician and
crew foreman. He still works a few days a week for TUD as a certified
water plant operator.
"I
grew up in the Mother Lode town of Grass Valley, a beautiful little town
cut in half by a freeway in the 60's. It and its sister Nevada City survive
and thrive today, if you don't mind the scar. I've seen all of these Lode
towns grow and change with mixed reviews. I'm pictured here with my
favorite, "The Queen of the Southern Mines", Sonora. Before all
of us is the challenge of maintaining this unique get-a-way destination of
choice/retirement Mecca, and all the growth that this brings. Sonora is
well on its way to being a 3 -plus county regional center. As a community we
need to pay close attention to what we have, what we stand to gain... and
what we may lose."
As
one of your humble representatives Gary lives on Shepard St. with his wife
Mary.
You can contact Gary Anderson by phone at
(209) 532-8027 or by email at: gmAnderson@mlode.com
Council
Member, David A. Sheppard
Dave Sheppard is shown at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church. As a
parishioner, he participated in both providing direction and developing
the methodology used in the 1989 restoration of the exterior of the church
to its original exposed stone and brick appearance. Built in 1862, the
beauty of the church's original construction was hidden for almost 90
years under an ugly coating of deteriorating stucco.
He is a consulting structural engineer who has lived in Sonora since
1986 with his wife Imelda and son Alan. He wants to ensure adequate
funding of the City's core functions of police, fire, streets maintenance
and city planning. He wants to assist in improving the state of the
downtown business community by expanding shopper parking, building public
toilets, and coordinating the development of North-South connector routes
that will enable through traffic to bypass the City. He would also like to
help improve communications with the City's residents and business owners
as equal partners in our community.
You can contact Dave Sheppard by phone at (209) 533-2436 or by email
at: manxscot@att.net
Council Member, Bill Canning
Bill
has been a member of the Sonora City Council since September 2005.
He has resided in the
Sonora
area since the late 1970’s. Bill
is the Owner of C & N Construction which specializes in commercial
construction in
California
,
Nevada
and
Oregon
.
“I
believe we need to preserve our past for future generations while
enriching our present by providing a safe and friendly environment for
all. In addition, we need to
plan for our future while never forgetting our roots”.
Downtown
Sonora
should be seen as community that welcomes visitors while at the same time
provides a safe environmental for all citizens.
I believe monies should be used to enhance our city while at the
same time saving historical value and providing fire and police protection
for the citizens of
Sonora
. In addition, the City needs
to plan for enviable future growth with a definite plan in mind in order
to preserve the integrity of the City.”
You can reach Bill Canning by phone at (209) 533-4246 or by
email at: BillC@cnnconst.com
| The
City Council meets the
first and third Monday of every month at 5:00 pm in the City Hall
Council Chambers. All meetings are open to the public.
Meetings are also broadcast on Cable Access Channel 8 at 6:00 p.m.
on Wednesdays. |
Communication
with the Council members may be done through the City Administration
Office. (The City Administration Office is open Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays) |
City
of Sonora
94 N. Washington Street
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: (209) 532-4541
Fax: (209) 532-2739
