Sometime around 7:45pm tonight, Monday, September 28, the council will consider the formation of a committee to study a Sales Tax Measure that might be placed on the November 2016 ballot. After a review of the results from a springtime survey (Lafayette's Community Conversations) the council discussed public priorities including additional customer and employee parking downtown, more open space and more police protection they concluded that a new funding source would be needed to make these goals a reality.  Since Moraga, Orinda and many surrounding cities have approved sales tax measures recently, the city wants to study the possibilities.  The committee would discuss, test and coordinate public conversation regarding the citizen's willingness to pay a sales tax increment. 

 

The EBMUD crew will begin its work to replace the water main on Lafayette Circle from Hough to Mt. Diablo Blvd. This project will take about 4 weeks and traffic will involve "flagmen" as they keep cars moving in both directions. Once the new line is installed it will be tested/chlorinated. Look for delays.
 

Questions? Please contact Matt Luttropp, Senior Engineer, City of Lafayette, 299.3247 (phone), 284.3169 (fax) or email  mluttropp@ci.lafayette.ca.us or Stan Polite, EBMUD Project Manager, spolite@ebmud.com, (510) 774-6266.
  

We need your input!  On Tuesday, October 6 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center, the community will get its first opportunity to learn about the Lafayette Downtown Creeks Preservation, Restoration and Development Plan, and provide comments on opportunities and constraints that should be considered as the plan is prepared.  The Lafayette Downtown Creeks Plan will establish a long term vision for downtown creeks so they become more of an amenity for the area.  Please join the City Creeks Committee, City staff, the project consultant, and other members of the community at this public workshop for a brief presentation on what we have learned about existing conditions in the downtown creeks, followed by a community discussion on ways to preserve and celebrate our downtown creeks.    If you have questions about the Downtown Creeks Plan or event, please contact Steven Goetz, Senior Planner, at sgoetz@ci.lafayette.ca.us, or visit our website www.lovelafayette.org/creeksplan.