COASTAL CLEANUP DAY 2019 – ARENA COVE
Join us for this year’s Coastal Cleanup Day! We’ll be spending the morning beautifying Arena Cove, Arena Creek and the Point Arena Pier!
WHEN: Saturday September 21, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
WHERE: Arena Cove, 810 Port Road, Point Arena (map)
WHAT: Cleaning and beautifying Arena Cove, Arena Creek and Point Arena Pier
Trash and recycling bags will be provided. Please bring gloves and sturdy shoes. How to Prepare and What to Expect
Sponsored by ACORN Partners In Education, Friends of the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands and the City of Point Arena.
California Coastal Cleanup Day welcomes more than 60,000 volunteers statewide who pick up hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash and recyclables from beaches, lakes, and waterways each year. It brings awareness to the marine litter problem and provides a community event for direct involvement. Help us by joining in the fight to preserve wildlife by taking trash out of the environment.
This event is part of the International Coastal Cleanup, organized by the Ocean Conservancy. California Coastal Cleanup Day is the largest volunteer event in the US and International Coastal Cleanup Day is the largest volunteer event on the planet.
This is an event that you don’t want to miss! A stunning coastal setting with local seafood, local bands and local brews, all for a great cause – raising money to keep our local pier operating for the public all year long!
This year’s menu features BBQ Oysters, Point Arena Salmon Cakes, Baja Fish Tacos, Island Albacore Kebabs, New England Clam Chowder and Gulf Coast Shrimp Cocktail along with BBQ corn-on-the-cob, fresh salad and fries, hot dogs and burgers, and a variety of soft drinks and locally-made desserts.
Libations include local craft beer courtesy of North Coast Brewery, local assorted wines, hard cider from OZ Farm, and non-alcoholic beverages including homemade lemonade and mineral water.
This 20th Annual Harborfest hosts live performances by local and regional acts The Casuals, JJ Mulekat, Burnside, and Middle Children.
A kid’s area will host a bouncy house and gaming center as well as fun activities by ACTION Network and ACORN Partners in Education.
There is no entrance fee for the event. Purchase $1 tickets at the entrance gate for food, drink and activities. This is a cash-only event.
Parking is available in the adjacent Rock Wall park and along the north side of Port Road only.
Please bring your kids, but please leave your dogs at home.
For more information or to get involved please call Point Arena City Hall at 882-2122.
As part of PG&E’s Community Wildfire Safety Program, PG&E is implementing additional precautionary measures to help reduce the risk of wildfires. If extreme fire danger conditions threaten a portion of the electric system serving the community, PG&E may turn off electricity in the interest of public safety. This is called a Public Safety Power Shutoff.
Your energy company makes the decision to turn off power by monitoring local fire danger conditions across California and taking into consideration a combination of weather and environmental factors.
For more information on the factors used to determine PSPS events please visit www.prepareforpowerdown.com.
In the event of a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS), PG&E will provide notifications to their customers. Power outages could last multiple days depending on the severity of the weather and other factors. It is important that you and your family have an emergency preparedness plan in place. Point Arena residents should prepare now for a PSPS event.
Come revel in the arts at the 2019 Almost Fringe Festival in Point Arena on Saturday April 13!
Main Street will be teeming with music, arts & crafts, food, kids activities and special events at local shops.
Druid’s Hall will host a craft fair featuring a wide variety of jewelry, clothing, leather goods, bath & body products, artwork, pottery, wood boxes and artisan foods.
The musical line up at Centennial Plaza showcases the local talents of Black Sugar Rose, RaWisdom, Middle Children, Funkidactel, and Steve Oliff.
Bring the kids! Action Network will host face painting, an egg hunt, and jumpy house from 1-4pm.
And be sure to bring an appetite for the Pop-Up local cuisine offerings and restaurants in and around town.
Just outside of town the Point Arena Lighthouse hosts the Berkeley Kite Wranglers and their giant kites for a Wind & Whale Celebration from 10:00am-3:00pm.
At 7:30pm, put on your dancing shoes for the Blues on the Coast show featuring guitar virtuoso Joe Louis Walker, at Arena Theater.
Don your festive, fringy attire and join the celebration!
More info at pointarena.net.
Application for Appointment to City Council
The vacancy was created when no one ran for one of the two seats during the November 6 election. The person selected will serve a full four-year term.
Qualified candidates must:
Process for Filling the Vacancy
The City Council will follow the process outlined below:
Application Period: Applications will be accepted until 3 p.m. January 3, 2019.
City Clerk Transmission of Application Materials. The City Clerk will provide each City Council member with all applications at the close of the application period.
Review of applications. Council members will review all applications and may conduct interviews.
At a Special Meeting at 6 p.m. on January 8, 2019, the City Council will appoint for the vacant seat.
To be considered, a completed application must be received by the City Clerk at Point Arena City Hall, 451 School Street, Point Arena, CA Email pa-admin@mcn.org. Applications received after 3:00 pm will not be considered.
The City Council will make an appointment to the City Council at a Special Meeting on January 8, 2019 at 6:00 pm.
CITY OF POINT ARENA TO CONDUCT SEWER SMOKE TESTS OCTOBER 24 & 25
The City of Point Arena Sewer Department will be cleaning and smoke testing the sewer collection system this year. Smoke testing will occur Wednesday October 24 and Thursday October 25.
This project is being done in an effort to limit the cost of sewage treatment plant expansions that will be necessary over the next few years. The sewer trunk lines and mains will be jetted clean, so the problems won’t be hidden by debris and silt. This operation will be started at School Street and will work south through town. When the cleaning of the system is complete, smoke testing will begin.
The smoke testing will start at the north end of town working south. The smoke testing is an integral part of this maintenance program aimed at reducing rainwater and ground water infiltrating the sewers. The smoke will escape through cracks, breaks, storm water tie-ins such as rain leaders, and uncapped clean-outs.
The smoke is not toxic and will not harm anyone. However, occasionally smoke will come out of drains in houses that are not piped properly. If this happens at your house or business, it is advised you contact the building inspector and a plumber to fix problem as soon as possible. If the smoke gets in your house, so will sewer gases which could be toxic or explosive if the right conditions exist.
If there are quustions about this project or process, please call (707) 353-0062. Asking the crew as they perform the cleaning and testing will only slow the process and prolong the project.
/ Daniel Lee, Chief Plant Operator
Port Road in Point Arena will be subject to one lane traffic control beginning August 14 through August 17 from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm as part of the Port Road Maintenance Project.
The first phase of the project entails asphalt removal, dig outs, new compacted road base and relaying of asphalt in the portions of roadway and bike lane that have suffered base failures. Cracks in the asphalt surface of the road will be filled and sealed. The second phase of the project entails application of slurry seal sometime in September.
The project was designed by SHN Engineering in Fort Bragg with construction performed by Wylatti Resource Management in Covelo.
SB1 Local Partnership Program Funds is providing $200,000 for the project with additional funds coming from the Mendocino Council of Governments.
SB 1, The Road Repair and Accountability Act, invests more than $5 billion annually directly for maintenance, repair, and safety improvements on state highways, local streets and roads, bridges, tunnels and overpasses. $200 million in funding for the Local Partnership Program helps match locally generated transportation funds.
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This is an event that you don’t want to miss: a perfect setting with amazing food, stunning views, great company and all for a good cause – to raise money to keep our local pier operating all year long!
This year’s “Harborfest” menu features oysters, albacore kebabs, fish tacos, and abalone cakes!
Libations include craft beer courtesy of North Coast Brewery, assorted wines, and non-alcoholic beverages including soft drinks and homemade lemonade.
There is no entry fee and parking is free. Bring the kids, but please leave the dogs at home.
For more information or to get involved please call Point Arena City Hall at 882-2122.
