Volume III Number 6 | March 01, 2020

News for Neighbors!

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Mayor proposes guidelines for opening playgrounds and public gathering places. Mayor Mike Bawden has prepared a draft of guidelines for re-opening the City’s playgrounds and public gathering places like the Council Chambers and Community Room at City Hall. These guidelines take into consideration public health concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Review the proposed guidelines to re-open Riverdale's playgrounds and public gathering places. Click here!

Find out how you can help the City of Riverdale re-open its playgrounds and keep them safe this summer. Click here!

Riverdale considers new sanitary sewer rates for FY 21. For the past three months, Riverdale has been working on re-aligning its sanitary sewer rates for the coming fiscal year (which starts in July). The City Council is now considering an ordinance change that will allow residents and businesses to have a say in how those rates are set.

Learn more about how the City has re-structured its Sewer Fund and what will happen to your sewer rates this year. Click here!

Meeting Notice: City Council Meeting scheduled for 7pm on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. A regular meeting of the RIverdale City Council is set for 7pm on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. The meeting will be held online. Details on how to attend by phone or by computer can be found on the City’s website or social media.

Review the agenda and documents prepared for Tuesday's regular meeting of the Riverdale City Council. Click here!

Learn more about a special work session set for the City Council on Tuesday, May 26 at 6pm. Click here!

Remember to keep your grass out of our gutters. Spring has arrived and the grass is growing like, well, weeds. In fact, it’s important we watch where those grass clippings go to make sure they don’t wash down our gutters and into the storm sewer system. Too much plant matter in the pipes can cause big problems … and by big, we mean expensive.

Leaving your grass in the street is not just unsightly, it's dangerous. Click here to learn more!

Learn more about Riverdale's "Meals-to-Go" program and how the city has teamed up with The Duck Creek Pancake House to dliever hot meals to the doors of Riverdale seniors and households struggling with the economic consequences of the COVID-19 health crisis. Learn More!

Mayor Mike Bawden weighs in on the controversy concerning the action taken by the Riverdale City Council to move ahead with plans to erect a barrier fence between the MRT and the Havens Acres neighborhood. Some people aren't very happy. Learn More!

What's news with you? We're always looking for ways to celebrate what's going on in Riverdale - and our website/newsletter is a great way to do it. If you have some news you want to share with your neighbors, click here and fill out the form , then send us your news! We'll take a look and get in touch. Then we might just make you famous! :D

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