Stephen Decatur
Last Call! Dunsmuir Wildfire Mitigation Project ...

The Project will being this summer, once it starts, it may be too late to sign up, so sign up now!

Last Call! Dunsmuir Wildfire Mitigation Project - Free Work
Stephen Decatur
Evac Siren Test May 2nd

Friday, May 2nd at 6 PM, the Dunsmuir-Castella Fire Department will test the Evacuation Siren System.

Evac Siren Test May 2nd
Stephen Decatur
Need Help? Spring Green Waste Day Volunteer ...

Mark your calendars for Free Green Waste Day, Saturday, May 3rd, from 8 AM - 3 PM at the Ball Park Parking Lot (4841 Dunsmuir Ave).

Need Help? Spring Green Waste Day Volunteer Assistance!
Stephen Decatur
Dunsmuir has a new Evacuation Siren Policy

The City of Dunsmuir, the Dunsmuir Fire Department, and the Siskiyou County Sheriff have worked together to create a new Evacuation Siren Policy.

Dunsmuir has a new Evacuation Siren Policy
Stephen Decatur
No Parking, Winter Storm Coming

The National Weather Service (NWS) has placed Dunsmuir under a Winter Storm Warning and is forecasting 1-2 feet of snow from Friday Afternoon - Saturday Afternoon.

No Parking, Winter Storm Coming

Towing Policy for Unregistered Vehicles

The City of Dunsmuir has been actively enforcing a Policy for Unregistered Vehicles

(of any type) that are being Operated or Parked upon City Streets or City Property.

California Vehicle Code 4000 (a) 1. states:

“A Person shall not drive, move or leave standing upon a highway, or in an off street public parking facility, any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, unless it is registered and the appropriate fees have been paid….”

Exception: “An off-highway motor vehicle which displays an identification plate issued by the DMV pursuant to Section 38010 may be driven, moved, or left standing in an off-street public parking facility without being registered or paying fees.”

DMV Website states: Planned Non Operation (PNO) means that the vehicle WILL NOT be: driven, towed, stored or parked on public roads or highways for the entire registration year.

All Vehicles in violion of CVC 4000 (a) will be Towed/Stored WIHTOUT WARNING if registration is expired more than 6 months (Under Authority of CVC 22651(o)(1)(A)

Attention: Dunsmuir street paving

As Dunsmuir’s water main replacement project wraps up for winter, a contractor will begin repaving select streets.

Expect repaving to start Tuesday, September 27th on Orange St, then to Olive, Castle, Vista and Cedar Street if time allows.

There will be detours, traffic control and occasional closures during this time.

Final day of work for those street sections is expected on Monday, October 3rd.

Please be courteous to the road crew, Slow for the Cone Zone!

FREE WOOD CHIPS - public works yard

ATTENTION DUSNMUIR RESIDENTS

Wood Chips are available at the City of Dunsmuir Public Works Yard (on UP railyard property)

Wood chips are available, free of charge, to Dunsmuir residents only. Load and Haul your own.

Please only visit us between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Please be mindful of Union Pacific Traffic AND Cross Traffic. Choo Choo !!!!

Look for the wood chip pile and load as many as you would like. The pile will be marked to assist you in finding it.

Remember to be fire safe. For tips on Defensible Space follow the links:

https://www.fire.ca.gov/programs/communications/defensible-space-prc-4291/

Water curtailment - effective 7/7/22

The California State Water Resource Control Board has curtailed the City of Dunsmuir water right effective 7/7/22. This means Dunsmuir Muni Code 13.06 is now active. Click this link for the website for the full ordinance, or click the button below. The following are a few examples of what is in the ordinance;

  • even numbered houses limited to watering lawns on Saturday and Wednesday for 30 minutes each day, and odd numbered houses limited to watering lawns on Sundays and Thursdays for 30 minutes each day.

  • must water lawns between 7pm and 7am

  • no use of potable water to outdoor lawns/landscapes in a manner that causes runoff

  • refrain from extraordinary usage or waste of potable water

Dunsmuir Ave will be closed June 30th - @ 9 p.m. between Pine and Cedar streets

Attention - Dunsmuir Residents, Guests and Business Owners

Dunsmuir Avenue will be closed June 30th from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. for an ongoing water improvement project.

The closure will be from Pine to Cedar Streets only

Alternate routes will be posted for the detour.

City of Dunsmuir wishes to thank you for your patience as upgrades are made to City’s aging infrastructure.

Thank you

NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION - Three (3) Dunsmuir City Council positions - Open for Nomination- July 18th - August 12, 2022

NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION

CITY OF DUNSMUIR

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Municipal Election, consolidated with the General Election will be held in the City of Dunsmuir on November 8, 2022, for the purpose of electing three City Council Members for four-year terms ending in 2026. 

Nomination papers will be available beginning Monday, July 18, 2022 through Friday, August 12, 2022 in the office of the Dunsmuir City Clerk, 5915 Dunsmuir Ave., Dunsmuir, CA during regular business hours, or by calling 530-235-4822.  Completed papers must be filed in the office of the Siskiyou County Clerk, 311 Fourth Street, Room 201, Yreka, CA; no later than 4:00 pm. on August 12, 2022.  For further information, contact the County Clerk’s Office at 530-842-8084 or the Dunsmuir City Clerk at 530-235-4822.

If no one or only on person is nominated for an elected office appointment to the elective office may be made as prescribed by California Elections Code Section 10229.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the poll hours for this election are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. 

Dated:  June 28, 2022

s/ Laura Bynum, County Clerk