Meetings and Events in September
Catherine Crockett
Dear All,
September is a busy month, with lots of activities in and around Seaside. We hope you’ll join us this Saturday, Sept. 9th, for Sustainable Seaside’s 7th Annual Sustainable Living Tour. Find more details below. Also, please take a moment complete the Broadway Street Tree Survey. The Broadway reconstruction project gives us an opportunity to reimagine the tree canopy in Seaside’s new downtown. Vote for your favorite tree and kindly share the link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/BroadwayTrees
Thursday, September 7, 7 PM, Seaside City Council Regular Meeting. Find the agenda packet HERE.
Location: City Hall, 440 Harcourt Ave., Seaside CA
Sunday - Wednesday, September 10-13, ComCap17 National Conference in Downtown Monterey. Short for Community Capital, ComCap17 emphasizes community empowerment and economic self-determination by providing tools, models, and road maps for energizing local economies. People who reside in our community today should be able to participate in the economy of tomorrow as opposed to being displaced by it. For this to happen, ordinary residents, members of neighborhood associations, business associations, community leaders, policy makers and financial institutions must be involved as co-coordinators. Sign up for the entire conference, one day, or individual sessions. Register and learn more HERE.
Individuals in the network of sustainable organizations in the County may take an additional 10% discount with the promotion code: SUSTAINABLEM. Communities for Sustainable Monterey County is a sponsor of this event.
Location: Various venues in downtown Monterey, CA.
Monday, September 11, 1:30 pm & 7 pm, Public Water Now will present: Why Do a Feasibility Study Before a Cal Am Buyout?
Speaker Richard Hajas, former General Manager Casitas Municipal Water District, served as General Manager of public water systems for over 30 years - 15 of those years with Casitas Municipal Water District. He prepared the feasibility report to acquire the Golden State corporate-owned water system for the Ojai-Casitas Municipal Water District public buyout effort which is currently underway. Afternoon and evening forums will cover the same material. PWN Forums are Free and Open to the Public. Visit www.publicwaternow.org for the latest local water news.
Location: Unitarian Universalist Church, 490 Aquajito Rd., Carmel
Thursday, September 16, 10 am - 11 am, Seaside's Sea Stars will gather in Havana Soliz Park. Bring your family, friends and neighbors and come prepared for an hour’s worth of painting, sand sifting, raking, and pruning, while you have some fun and beautify Seaside. Lots of hands make light work! For more email Gloria Stearns.
Location: Havana Soliz Park, (between Lincoln Street and Havana Street, south of LaSalle Avenue.)
Thursday, September 21, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Safe Ag – Safe Schools. Help protect children and teachers from pesticide exposure at Monterey County schools. Salinas branch meetings of Safe Ag Safe Schools (SASS) are every third Thursday at the MBCLC office, 931 E Market St., Salinas
Lucia Calderon 408-728-5661 lu...@pesticidereform.org
Saturday, September 23, 11am – 1pm, Parking Day 2017 in Seaside. Businesses, nonprofits, youth groups, individuals, designers, and other agencies are invited to transform their own parking space into a fun park for art, games, and activities for the whole community to enjoy! Come be a part of Seaside’s Second Annual PARK(ing) DAY join the community celebration. Sign up for your own space HERE. More info: contact Gloria Stearns.
Location: Echo Avenue, Seaside CA
UPDATE on West Broadway Urban Village construction: Broadway Avenue is under construction, and will be until Spring of 2018. Please Shop Broadway and show your support for local businesses! Click HERE for a listing of impacted businesses. Find frequent updates on the construction project HERE.
Saturday, September 9, 11 AM – 4 PM. Sustainable Seaside’s 7th Annual Sustainable Living Tour: Ideas By and For Ordinary People. Visit home and schoolyard gardens maintained with sustainable Low Impact Development ("LID") practices, including rainwater irrigation, mulching, composting, raised beds, and drought-tolerant and pest-resistant ornamental plants. This year’s sponsors are Monterey Stormwater & Education Alliance (Monterey SEA) and the City of Seaside. Seaside City Hall Lawn will be the site for tour registration and check-in, as well as the one-stop Information Fair with booths covering a variety of sustainable practices. This is a family event, with live entertainment and a raffle for earth-friendly goods and services. Pre-register at Seaside-SLT-2017.eventbrite.com. More info, contact Sustainabl...@gmail.com.
Location: New Tour Headquarters: Seaside City Hall, 440 Harcourt Ave., Seaside.
Find out what else is happening in the City of Seaside in THE MANIFEST, the City Manager’s weekly report to staff and the public on all activities throughout the City that are in progress or have been completed over the week. View the Most Recent (Aug 14, 2017) Manifest (PDF)
Best wishes,
Catherine Crockett
