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Monte Rio Musings by Chuck Ramsey — March 2020

CHUCK RAMSEY
RUSSIAN RIVER ALLIANCE

The Elections have begun! With California being in the Super Tuesday this year, we should have a better opportunity to impact changes on the national level. Please vote, and let’s hope for the best!

Some updates on local EV chargers and our Hate Free Community sign.

Monte Rio Rec and Park District has decided not to pursue a public EV charger at the Community Center. The good news is Northwood appears to be interested in moving forward with EV chargers. There will be good grant subsidies available in the fall for public chargers so hopefully Monte Rio will have our first public charger by the end of this year. On the Hate Free Community sign front, Rec & Park has also decided not to reinstall this sign at the entrance to the Community Center. They have asked the Monte Rio Chamber if the sign could instead be installed on the Triangle sign. Hopefully the sign will be prominently displayed again by next month.

Several businesses are up for sale after a difficult year. Dawn Ranch Lodge with an unadvertised asking price.

Applewood Inn priced at $5.5 million, the Rio Nido Lodge priced at $1.5 million, and of course our own Rio Theater priced at $895,000. Let’s hope these businesses reopen soon. The floods have really been devastating to many of our local businesses. We can all help our businesses by keeping our thoroughfares and neighborhoods clean and inviting to tourists. If you see litter or blight, please report it using SoCoReportIt app or contact the county. If you see inoperable or unregistered vehicles on our roadways contact CHP. If you experience less than good service at an establishment, let the owner know. Usually they will appreciate the effort as it helps their business. Let’s keep the Welcome, in Welcome to the Russian River.

We have several happenings this month:

Monte Rio Chamber presents renowned Bay Area entertainer Perrish D’Andrea Sings Sinatra March 7th 6-10pm at the Monte Rio Community Center. $40 includes a pasta dinner. Monterio.org

The next Supper Club is Monday March 2nd. Friends of Monte Rio are also presenting Film Night at the Monte Rio Community Center Friday March 20th at 7pm. This is a 2017 documentary portrait of Jane Goodall who challenged the male dominated science world and revolutionized our understanding of the natural world. $2 suggested donation. FriendsofMonteRio.org

Herb and Ingrid from Highland Dell announce the return of Tuesday Locals Nights Specials! 3 course meal $15 fixed price.

Happy March and Happy Spring everyone! Here’s to a bright and prosperous high season.

Vacation Wonderland, we just keep getting better.

Chuck Ramsey has resided in Monte Rio for 15 years. Building community is his passion. He currently serves on the boards of the Monte Rio Alliance and Russian River Alliance.

If you would like to learn more about the Lower River Area Community Alliances, become involved as a volunteer, or if you have some community concerns or solutions you would like to share, you can “like” our Guerneville Community Alliance and/or Russian River Alliance FB pages, or visit our website at www.russianriveralliance.org. You can also contact Jeniffer Wertz at 707-483-7038 (Guerneville), or Chuck Ramsey at 707-239-1639 (Monte Rio).

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