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Hillsborough News Updates
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Crystal Springs Rd between Stonehenge Road / 3rd Street and Polhemus Road will be closed to auto traffic on Sunday August 1, 2010, from 7 AM to 10 AM due to the Tour de Peninsula, a recreational bike ride with approximately 1,500 riders.
An auto detour will be in place during this time. The detour will direct autos north to Santa Inez Avenue / Black Mountain Road / Hayne Road. A map of the detour is on the back of this letter.
Local residents that live on Merner Rd, Crystal Springs Terrace or Crystal Springs Road that need an escort in order to access or leave their home should call the Town of Hillsborough Police Department at (650) 375-7470 for an escort.
The Tour de Peninsula, which starts and finishes at Coyote Point Park raises money for the San Mateo County Parks Foundation and the Bicycle Sunday. For more information about the Tour de Peninsula bike ride see www.SupportParks.org and click on the TdP logo or call Julia Bott at 650.321.5812.
map attached
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The Town of Hillsborough Department of Public Works presents the following report to provide consumers with important water quality information. It describes where your water comes from, what is in it and how well it measures up to the water quality standards set by the California Department of Public Health and the US Environmental Protection Agency. This report is compiled from water quality data collected in the calendar year 2009 jointly by the Department of Public Works and our water supplier, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
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Hillsborough residents will be receiving a mailer from our new garbage company, Recology, San Mateo County in June / July.
The mailer will ask residents to select a garbage cart size for their residence: 20, 32, 64 or 96 gallons. A brochure will also be included to provide additional information. Responses need to be returned to Recology by JULY 9, 2010. If Recology does not receive a response, they will assign the same or similar sized container to the residence. Recycle bins and the yard waste containers will remain the same.
The new refuse company will take over on January 1, 2011. Please contact the Public Works Department for additional information.
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The South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA) is starting a new Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Door-to-Door Collection program, beginning on May 3, 2010. This program is for residents of Belmont, Hillsborough, San Carlos and San Mateo.
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The Public Works Department has made it easier to report and track a non-emergency problem that residents encounter in their community. SeeClickFix has an application available for iPhone, Blackberry, and Android. Additionally information can be reported from your smart phone by downloading http://www.seeclickfix.com/apps or visit http://www.seeclickfix.com/hillsborough to keep an eye on reported issues in Town.
San Mateo County Times Article attached.
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In January 2010, our water wholesaler, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission shut down the pipelines from their reservoirs in the Sierra Nevada to install seismic upgrades and perform maintenance. Water is now coming from local sources in the Bay Area.
Milky Water: Tiny bubbles of air have saturated water. You will likely notice that the water clears up from the bottom of a glass container as the bubbles rise to the surface.
Changes in Taste: The SFPUC normally provides its customers with a blend of about 85% Hetch Hetchy water and 15% locally produced water. Since Hetch Hetchy water is not in the mix, the taste is slightly different.
How long will this condition last? The SFPUC expects to complete its work on the Hetch Hetchy sometime during the month of February. After that, they will resume delivery of Hetch Hetchy water as before. Past experience shows that the water will return to normal within a day or two after.
You can refer to the SFPUC Public Notice at their website: http://sfwater.org/detail.cfm/MC_ID/18/MSC_ID/114/C_ID/4840
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The Town of Hillsborough has proudly adopted U.S. Army Unit, H&H Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), unit nickname “Warriors”, deployed in Afghanistan: Operation Enduring Freedom.
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When an incident or emergency occurs, authorized senders can deliver instant notifications to San Mateo County residents. The Roam Secure Alert Network is your personal connection to real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do, or what not to do, who to contact and other important information. Registration is free; text message charges may apply depending on your carrier and plan and will not be reimbursed by cities, towns, or the County.
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In an effort to reduce water consumption in landscaped areas, California passed The Water Conservation in Landscaping Act of 2006 (AB 1881). AB 1881 requires the State Department of Water Resources to update the State’s Model Landscape Ordinance with specific ways to improve water efficiency in urban irrigated landscapes. To comply with AB 1881, the Town of Hillsborough will need to adopt either the State’s updated Model Landscape Ordinance or one of its own that is “at least as effective”.
In December 2009, the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (“BAWSCA”) presented a Regional Model Landscape Ordinance to its Bay Area member agencies (including Hillsborough). BAWSCA created the Regional Model Ordinance to simplify the state’s ordinance requirements and make it more applicable to our region. The Regional Model Ordinance can be found at http://bawsca.org/docs/09_FINAL_BAWSCAOutdoorOrdinance_December122009.pdf
The Hillsborough City Council will be considering the State and Regional Model Ordinances as a discussion item on February 8, 2010. Information regarding this meeting will be provided on the Town’s City Council webpage http://www.hillsborough.net/depts/council/agenda/agenda.asp . Interested members of the public may also contact the Town directly at 650-375-7444 for more information.
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