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Need some wood chips/mulch for your landscaping? Wood chips will be available for pick-up tomorrow Saturday, October 22nd from 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. at the City Yard located at the corner of Neroly Road and Main Street (entrance on Neroly).
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Tree Removal on Brown Road
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The roots of ash trees that were planted by developers in 2008 along the planters on Brown Road between Carpenter Road and Neroly Road are causing damage to the curb, sidewalk, and street. These roots are very invasive and will continue to cause more severe problems to the curb, sidewalk, and street. The safety of the public and elimination of trip and fall hazard for pedestrians is the City's priority. After extensive review by professional tree arborists, it was determined that root pruning is not feasible in many cases, and could lead to decay and instability of the trees, which then becomes a safety issue.
As part of an effective long term solution, approximately 80 ash trees will be removed and replaced with new Chinese Pistachio and Ginkgo trees that will be aesthetically pleasing and appropriate for the parkway planters, and eliminate damage to the curb, sidewalk, and street and also eliminate trip and fall hazard for pedestrians. This tree removal work began earlier this week and will be followed by the planting of new trees.
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Are You Registered to VOTE?
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Not sure if you're registered to vote? You can find out if you are registered, as well as where to vote (polling location), by visiting the Contra Costa County Elections Division website. You can also contact the City Clerk's Office at 925-625-7000. The deadline to register to vote is Monday, October 24th. The last day to request a vote-by mail ballot is November 1st. The last day to mail a vote-by-mail ballot is November 8th (the envelope must be postmarked by November 8). If you need information on registering to vote or on absentee ballot regulations please contact the County Registrar's Office at 925-335-7800. The City of Oakley has two related measures on the ballot: Measures E & G. Please take the time to learn about why these measures on the ballot by visiting www.oakleyinfo.com
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Brown Bag Lunch with the Mayor is October 28th
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 Donʹt miss the opportunity to have lunch with the Mayor and learn about events and activities in Oakley that impact the business community and the City as a whole. The brown bag lunches with the Mayor are scheduled for the fourth Friday of every month at City Hall.
The next lunch is Friday, October 28th from noon - 1:00 p.m. Come learn about recreation activities in Oakley and give your input on what you would like to see in the future.
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Message from Chief Thorsen Regarding Slow Down Oakley! Program to Involve Increased Enforcement
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 Today, as your Chief of Police, the most common complaints I receive center around traffic matters. You guessed it, speeding cars, reckless driving, and unsafe practices on our roads. Many of those complaints are generated from neighborhoods. In response, we planning a new program, "SLOW DOWN Oakley!. There are two major components to the program: education and enforcement. The educational pieces are things like this article, other press releases, our traffic advisory trailers, and message trailers. All are designed to remind you to think about your driving habits and hopefully get you to slow down.
The second component, enforcement, is fairly obvious. I have directed the officers to enhance their efforts with respect to traffic enforcement. This includes randomly relieving some staff of their patrol duties and assigning them to focus solely on traffic enforcement. This is not a decision I take lightly. Again, my experience is that many of our own residents may receive citations. Please be aware, most officers hate giving tickets, particularly to their own residents. I remind them often, "you can write cites or you can write accident reports, but you will end up writing something." Enforcement, as unpleasant as it is for all involved, saves lives.
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SLOW DOWN Oakley! Program- Input Needed
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Is it really worth arriving at your destination 20 seconds earlier, by speeding through Oakley? Speeding puts everyone at risk and is a serious concern voiced often by Oakley residents. "When discussing issues of concern with City residents, the most common remark I hear is: 'People are driving too fast through my neighborhood,'" said Oakley Mayor Kevin Romick.
Mayor Romick continues, "In this fast pace world in which we live some drivers appear to view posted speed limits as merely a suggestion and not the law. California state law sets the speed limit in residential neighborhoods at 25 miles per hour; however, it is OK and best to drive slower than that. With the idea of getting drivers to slow down I took to the Internet to see what other communities have done or are doing and I found a number of Slow Down campaigns being run in various communities across the country."
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Save the Date- Veterans Day Observance Ceremony
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The City of Oakley will hold its 5th Annual Veterans Day Observance Ceremony on Friday, November 11, 2016 at the Civic Center Park, located at 3231 Main Street beginning at 11:00 a.m. Oakley's program will include the Presentation of Colors, student essays, rifle salute and taps.
This year's keynote speaker will be the Commander of the Veterans of Oakley, Randal Smith. He is the founder of the Veterans of Oakley.
Randy Smith served in the U.S. Army as a Tank Commander in the 3rd Armored Division and also as a helicopter Crew Chief in the 6th Air Cavalry Brigade. His tour of service also included service with the Texas National Guard and the California National guard. He is now medically retired from the commercial transportation industry.
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City Hall Business Hours:
Monday-Thursday 8am-6pm and Fridays from 8am-5pm
City Hall is closed the 1st & 3rd Friday of the month
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