Windsor’s train station doesn’t have passenger rail service yet, but it’s already dictating how the town will grow over the next 20 to 25 years. Town planners have come up with a blueprint for development in a half-mile radius around the station, which is considered integral to a transit-oriented future in which people live and work within walking distance of trains and buses.

Windsor’s goals of reducing greenhouse gases and embracing clean energy took a backseat Tuesday when a proposed solar power array was rejected by the Planning Commission.

Windsor’s desire to embrace green, energy-saving practices could be tested in a controversy involving a private school’s application to install a solar array next to its campus.

The Windsor Town Council is on the verge of becoming the first government body in Sonoma County to go with paperless agendas, forsaking the bulky printed reports that have been an accessory for elected officials for decades. By equipping its top officials with Apple iPads, Windsor expects to save the reams of paper and hours of staff time required to produce the thick agenda packets council members rely upon for their meetings.

Debora Fudge made history this week, becoming the first five-time mayor on the Windsor Town Council. Fudge, who has been on the council 15 years, has a number of priorities going into the new year. They include making Windsor a “cohesive transit-oriented community” and completing Windsor’s Station Area Plan, a vision for future downtown development that ties into the SMART train.

Windsor’s Town Council on Wednesday unanimously approved Bell Village, one of the biggest developments proposed in Windsor in years. The mixed-use project, just east of the Town Green, includes 387 rental apartments and townhomes and 80,000 square feet of commercial space anchored by Oliver’s Market.

County planners on Thursday backed a plan to expand Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport, voting 4-1 for an $84 million project that includes longer runways, more commercial flights and a new passenger terminal. The timing of the project — and funding — depends on how quickly the county can attract more airlines. Was it the right decision?

Thanksgiving is often a quiet time for local governments, and the quietest will be Santa Rosa and Windsor, which will shutter their offices for the entire week.

Windsor is paying nearly $500,000 for the design of a treated wastewater pond that will never be built. Unfavorable soil conditions, regulatory snags and less urgency to build the pond caused the project to be dropped before it ever made it off the drawing board.

Big crowds for summer night concerts on Windsor’s Town Green haven’t translated to more customers for adjacent restaurants, and the Town Council wants to help. Council members on Wednesday discussed ways to increase patronage for surrounding business, including possibly closing another street to cars to allow local restaurants to set up food booths.