Atwater City Council

The Atwater Police Department stole the show at the City Council meeting on Monday night, with three of its members receiving well-deserved recognition. Police Chaplain Jim McClellan was recommended by his peers in the chaplaincy to receive honors, after years of serving the department. “Jim kept the ship in the water for the…

Events took an unexpected turn at Monday’s Atwater City Council meeting when Council Member John Cale clashed with city employees.
The bulk of Monday’s meeting…

Atwater is gaining momentum in the development of its long-awaited General Plan update. At the City Council’s last meeting, leaders approved the hiring of a…

It was a pretty quick about-face for Atwater Mayor Paul Creighton. About a month after he shook the local political scene by announcing he would run for the District 3 seat on the Merced County Board of Supervisors — which represents the city of Atwater — Creighton has withdrawn his intent to run with the county’s Elections…

At first, Atwater Mayor Paul Creighton thought those who had been pushing him to run for a higher office were just offering him pleasantries, or expressing…

Confusion, frustration and communication difficulties between the Mayor of Atwater and a street vendor selling fruit on a downtown street corner. …

Atwater City Leaders met for the first time in the new year of 2021 on Monday inside of City Hall for a regular public meeting.  Members discussed the idea of expanding zones in which retail cannabis business and taco trucks would be allowed to operate. They also reviewed costs related to the abatement of an unpermitted and unlicensed…

The Atwater City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday afternoon to consider putting a 1 cent general sales tax on the upcoming November…

The topic of conversation in Atwater City Hall largely revolved around water on Monday night's city council meeting. Throughout the meeting, city leaders…

The Atwater City Council kicked off the new year on Monday with a positive report from the city’s finance director who announced the final details of the long-awaited Winton Way Reconstruction Project, and steps to protect funding set aside to provide cleaner water throughout town. Meanwhile, residents were offered a new way to view the…