VALLEJO WEEKLY 35Issue|10Volume 20221,September
2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Norman C. King Center (545 Magazine Street)
The upcoming heatwave is predicted to heat up throughout the holiday weekend, with the hottest days coming this Sunday through InTuesday.anticipation of the extreme weather, the City will be opening cooling center locations as follows: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Vallejo Room (505 Santa Clara Street)
As a reminder, all Solano County Library branches are also operating as cooling centers. Visit solanolibrary.com for their hours of Visitoperation.solanocounty.com/summerready for more information.
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COOLING CENTERS OPEN IN VALLEJO THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND
2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Norman C. King Center (545 Magazine Street)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
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Now is your chance to celebrate and honor their work towards a better Vallejo!
Do you know someone who goes the Extra Mile for the Vallejo community?
This year, the City of Vallejo will designate November 1, 2022, as Extra Mile Day and recognize volunteers and organizations who go the extra mile. Starting today (through September 21), the City is accepting nominations for 2 organizations and 2 individuals that go the Extra Mile!
The winners will be recognized at the November 1, 2022, City Council meeting. To learn more about extra mile day and submit your nomination(s), visit www.myvallejo.com/ extramileday
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The individuals and organizations with the most nominations will go on to the voting round, where the community will have the opportunity to learn about this person or organizations contributions to Vallejo and cast their vote for their favorite.
three months earlier than originally planned. This opening marks the final milestone in a project that improved six area bridges. The three-year, $40 million I-80 Six Bridges Project included $38 million in funding from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. “The completion of this SB 1 project improves the road for over 7,500 trucks that use this stretch of the I-80 corridor in Vallejo every
I80 Six Bridges CaltransCity Of Vallejo Project is COMPLETE, Three Months Ahead of Schedule!
Caltrans and the City of Vallejo today announced the opening of the Redwood Street overcrossing at Interstate 80 (I-80) in Vallejo
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day,” said Caltrans District 4 Director Dina El-Tawansy.
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“Through SB 1, we continue to make transportation improvements across the Bay Area that will produce safe, efficient mobility for all users, including the timely movement of goods along the I-80 freight corridor that connects to the region’s air and seaports, helping businesses get their products from point A to B more efficiently.”
To meet federal standards, the I-80 Six Bridges Project raised the vertical clearance to 16 feet, 6 inches of the first six bridges east of the Carquinez Bridge: Magazine Street, Benicia Road, Georgia Street, Springs Road, Tennessee Street, and Redwood Street. “Those who so greatly use this critical overpass are elated to once again have the convenience and time-saving road that is also delightful to travel on with its new and smooth surface,” Vallejo Mayor Robert McConnell said. “The residents of Vallejo collectively say, ‘Thank you’ to all in the state who made this a reality.”
Some minor construction work remains to be done including landscaping, irrigation, and lane striping. SB 1 provides $5 billion in transportation in annual funding shared equally between the state and local agencies. Road projects progress through construction phases more quickly based on the availability of SB 1 Forfunds.more information about transportation projects funded by SB 1, visit RebuildingCA. ca.gov, and for more information on the project itself, visit the I-80 Six Bridges Project Vallejo.
The Vallejo City Council sets aside a minimum of 20% of the PB allocation (approximately $200,000) for programs and services that will require non-profit partners. Individual project proposals can seek grant funding from $30,000 to $75,000. Learn more about project eligibility information in the PB Rulebook. Non-profits that successfully prequalify (or that prequalified in 2019) will remain qualified for three years. Interested non-profit organizations can apply here by the September 18, 2022, deadline.
The Vallejo Participatory Budgeting process funds capital infrastructure projects as well as programs and services. Program and service projects can be implemented by prequalified Non-profit organizations.
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Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members recommend to the City Council how to spend part of a public budget. It enables taxpayers to work with government to make the budget decisions that affect their lives. Anyone can submit an idea for a project proposal: park improvements, job training programs, afterschool programs, etc.
Now Through September 18, 2022
City of Vallejo is
Prequalifying NonProfit Organizations for Participatory Budgeting
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Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members (YOU!) recommend to the City Council how to spend a portion of the public budget. Anyone can submit an idea for a project proposal for projects like park improvements, job training programs, afterschool programs, and more!
Have you submitted your PB idea yet?
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Cycle 8's Idea Collection Phase begin on Monday, August 1 and will run until Sunday, September 18, 2022. Ideas and project proposals will be accepted from any member of the Vallejo community. Non-profit organizations and public agencies can now submit on their own behalf! Learn more at myvallejo.com/pb8.
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