City News: Your Weekly Update
Week of September 17, 2018
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Broder Family Homestead Park Construction
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Progress on the Broder Family Homestead Park parking lot, at East Natoma Street and Bowen Drive, continues with an expected completion date of November 2018. Once parking lot construction is complete, construction on the 4.7-acre Broder Family Homestead Park will begin. Designed to be passive in nature, complementing the more active Hazel McFarland Park which it is adjacent to it, Broder Family Homestead Park will be the City of Folsom’s 47th park. The park will feature many unique amenities such as an orchard with fruit and nut trees, a re-creation of the Broder homestead structure and ranching games including horseshoes, hide-n-seek, red rover and others. Please note that the northerly entry and exit to Hazel McFarland Park is temporarily closed while the parking lot construction finishes, the southern entry and exit will remain open.
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Thank You Community Service Day Volunteers!
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More than 3,300 volunteers completed 70+ service projects throughout Folsom to make the 5th annual Community Service Day a huge success. This year's event was made possible by generous sponsorship support from Intel, Dignity Health, Rotary Club of Folsom, Folsom Telegraph, Style Media Group, PG&E, Lakeside Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, White Rock Springs Ranch, Kaiser Permanente, Folsom Ranch, Western Health Advantage, Lowe’s, Brittany Black – Lyons Real Estate, Dokken Engineering, KPIT, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Gekkeikan Sake, AKT Investments, Inc., Green Acres, Lane Florence LLC, Safe Credit Union, SMUD, Tax Audit, Folsom Chamber, Off the Vine, Kingdom Coffee Roasters and Whole Foods.
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Vista del Lago Homecoming Parade
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Vista del Lago High School students will be celebrating their 10th annual homecoming parade on Wednesday, September 19. Motorists are advised that Golf Links Drive between Empire Oaks Elementary School and Vista del Lago High School will be closed from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to accommodate the parade.
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Live Art Experience
One Day – 16 Artists – 16 Live Paintings
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This free community event showcasing the arts takes place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, September 30 in Folsom’s Historic District, 200 Wool Street. The public is invited to stroll along the plaza and watch as 16 artists create paintings on site. A silent auction for the paintings created at the event will benefit the Sesquicentennial art mural refurbishment project in the Historic District. Bids for the silent auction will be accepted throughout the day until 3 p.m. Kids will enjoy the hands-on fun creating their own work of art with chalk starting at noon. Come early and enjoy a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. to benefit Folsom’s Hope; tickets may be purchased in advance or at the Historic District Plaza. Learn more about the Live Art Experience at
www.historicfolsom.org
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The San Juan Water District hosts a
free Water Utility Open House and Customer Appreciation Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
on Saturday, October 6 at San Juan Water District, 9935 Auburn Folsom Road in Granite Bay. Participate in mini water efficiency and water operation workshops, tour the water efficient landscape garden and participate in fun activities for kids.
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Player Spots Available for Mayor’s Cup Golf Tournament Friday
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A limited number of player spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis for the 21
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annual Mayor’s Cup Golf Tournament Friday, September 21 at Empire Ranch Golf Club. Tournament format is shotgun start at 10:45 a.m. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the CAVE Teen Center program for middle school children. Player spots are available for twosomes or foursomes; fees include green fees and cart, player swag, brunch, BBQ dinner buffet, and fun games and competitions at holes along the course. For more details and to reserve your player spots, contact Marilyn Robitaille at
mrobitaille@folsom.ca.us
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Call for Nominations: 2018 Arts Achievement Recognition Awards
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The City of Folsom is accepting nominations for the annual Arts Achievement Recognition Awards. Folsom has a thriving arts and cultural community with dozens of music, dance, theater, performing and visual artists and groups. If you would like to see a deserving individual or group that has made a difference in Folsom’s art scene and get some well-deserved recognition, nominate them for this award!
The Arts Achievement Award can be given to individuals, nonprofit organizations, and businesses that are clearly related to the arts or substantially support the arts. Nominees must be Folsom residents or a business or organization that is based in the city.
Nominations are due by Friday, October 12, 2018. Find more information about the awards criteria and a nomination form on the City of Folsom website or call 916-461-6601.
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How much water do you use?
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There’s a common misconception that most of the water we use at home goes toward household activities like showering, washing dishes and clothes, or flushing the toilet, but in fact, most household water is used outside on our landscapes. Hot, dry summers and triple-digit temperatures have a big impact on our water use in Folsom. An average household uses about 250 gallons of water per day with the majority going toward watering lawns and yards. And, studies show that about 30 percent of water used outdoors is wasted because of overwatering and evaporation. Wondering just how much water your landscape uses? Dropcountr is a free app available to all City of Folsom water customers that provides quick access to personal water use information. Users can track their household water use, identify water leaks and compare personal water use to the average neighborhood household use. Signing up is quick and easy. Simply download the Dropcountr app from Apple’s app store or Android’s Google Play, or go to
www.dropcountr.com/home to sign up online. All you need is your account number and name as it appears on your City of Folsom water bill.
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Join Folsom Police Department’s Citizen’s Academy and CAPS
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The Citizens Academy is an annual 12-week academy from January through March that provides an in-depth look at the Folsom Police and Fire Departments as well as other city services. Applications for the 2019 Citizens Academy will be made available on the Folsom Police Department’s website and in the lobby of the Folsom Police Department on October 1.
Residents who complete the Citizen’s Academy are eligible to become a CAPS (Citizens Assisting Public Safety) volunteer. The Folsom CAPS volunteers assist the Police and Fire Departments with various functions. Volunteers can be seen driving around town conducting vacation checks, patrol parking lots and bike trails as extra eyes and ears for the police department, help with public education and safety fairs, work at the front counters, assist with traffic control during parades and DUI checkpoints, and assist in leading the city’s neighborhood watch and dog walker watch programs.
For more information on the Citizen’s Academy or the CAPS program, please visit
www.folsom.ca.us/police or call Jessica Hess, police volunteer coordinator at 916-461-6516.
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Folsom Renaissance Faire this Weekend
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This living history event transports guests back in time to a 16
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century English village with hundreds of costumed entertainers, jousting competitions with armored knights on horseback, handmade crafts and wares, and tempting food and drink selections. The 26
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annual event takes place in Folsom City Lions Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, September 22 and 23. Find information, admission tickets and event schedules at
www.FolsomFaire.com
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Looking for a fun and rewarding volunteer experience? Lend a hand at one – or more – of these upcoming community events:
Folsom Glow
– volunteers are needed to help with set-up and clean-up, registration, and course monitoring; students can receive community service hours
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L’Etape California Bike Ride & Expo
– volunteers are needed to assist with registration and participant check-in, rest and hydration stations, course monitors, and other duties.
Wild Nights and Holiday Lights
– volunteers are needed to decorate trees and sections of the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary in advance of the event, and caroling groups are needed each night of the event.
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Library Commission Meeting
September 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Utility Commission
September 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Historic District Commission
September 19 at 5 p.m.
Planning Commission
September 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Landscaping & Lighting District Advisory Committee
September 20 at 7:00 p.m.
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Contact the City of Folsom's Communication Manager
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Get Connected, Stay Informed
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