Public Hearing Notice: Prop. 218 - Solid Waste Rate Protest - Meeting October 3rd, 2024

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TO CONSIDER RATE ADJUSTMENTS TO SOLID WASTE RATES

The Dunsmuir City Council will hold a public hearing on October 3, 2024, at 6:00 PM, in the City Council Champers located at 5915 Dunsmuir Avenue, Dunsmuir, CA 96025, to receive public comment regarding proposed adjustments to the City's solid waste rates to become effective November 1, 2024.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED SOLID WASTE RATE CHANGES

PROP. 218 NOTICE

A copy of this notice was mailed out to customers/owners/residents the first week of August. You may read a copy of this notice and the proposed rate increases, by clicking the button below. The rate table of the proposed changes is also posted below.

prop 218 notice of proposed solid waste rate increases
SOLID WASTE RATE STUDY

Seeking Applicants to Serve on Finance Committee

Dunsmuir Finance Committee

The City of Dunsmuir is accepting applications to participate on the Finance Committee as one of the two citizen members. In addition to the citizen member, the committee will consist of two members of the City Council and the City Treasurer. The Finance Committee makes recommendations to the City Council on financial policies and procedures of the City. Committee members shall be residents and registered voters within the City or sphere of influence, with priority given to relevant experience in Finance, Law, Accounting, or Business. Resolution 2019-11 is the establishing document to be referenced.

Applications may be picked up at City Hall or downloaded from the City’s website:

APPLICATION TO SERVE ON FINANCE COMMITTEE

https://www.ci.dunsmuir.ca.us/commissions-committees

Please submit applications to:

City of Dunsmuir

Attn: Finance Director

5915 Dunsmuir Avenue

Dunsmuir, CA 96025

Railyard Cleanup Project Public Meeting

The City has been maintaining pressure on the agencies involved in the Railyard Cleanup Project to reduce the number of releases, increase testing, and increase public transparency and messaging regarding the project.  

While the City recognizes that the agencies involved in the Railyard Project have made a number of positive changes to their processes over the last few weeks, releases continue to occur, and the City has asked for additional improvements, testing, and more proactive management and messaging coming directly from the Railyard Project agencies to our citizens. 

Today, the agencies involved in the Railyard Cleanup Project announced a Community Open House on Monday, August 26th, from 6 pm to 7:30 pm at the Dunsmuir Community Center. The City encourages all residents to attend to learn more about the project and get their questions answered by subject matter experts.

The City encourages residents to report each and every release from the railyard project to the State Warning Center at 1-800-852-7550. 

The City will continue to provide updates on the project as we receive new information. However, for the latest information about the Railyard Project, visit the California Department of Fish and Wildlife project page (link). The EPA also has provided a project overview here (link).

If you have any questions regarding the Railyard Project, contact Union Pacific - Peggy Ygbuhay, Sr. Director of Public Affairs with Union Pacific Railroad, at (916) 789-5957.

Dunsmuir Made the Medford News

Dunsmuir made the NBC 5 Medford News for becoming the first Firewise Community in Siskiyou County. Check out the video above.

And join us on Saturday, Sept 7th, from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Community Center to celebrate.

Free food and refreshments will be provided by the Siskiyou Fire Safe Council and the Ford Family Foundation.

Guest include CAL FIRE, Siskiyou Fire Safe Council, Siskiyou County OES, Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District, CORE, United Policyholders, and more. Get all your wildfire questions answered in one place.

Visit the Dunsmuir Firewise Site (link) to learn more about what being Firewise means to you.

Statement on Continued Railyard Releases

EPA test results (link) received today from the Sacramento River below the Railyard Project showed that measured concentrations in the surface water samples did not exceed risk-based screening levels for recreational activity. 

The agencies overseeing the project (link) recommend that people avoid contact with the river if there is visible oil sheen and/or cloudy water. However, the City of Dunsmuir is taking this a step further and advising people to stay out of the river below the railyard at all times out of an abundance of caution until river quality shows noticeable improvements and continued testing by the agencies involved in the Railyard Project shows the river is safe.  

While the City recognizes that the agencies involved in the Railyard Project have made a number of positive changes to their processes over the last few weeks, releases continue to occur, and the City has asked for additional improvements and more proactive management and messaging coming directly from the Railyard Project agencies to our citizens. 

The City encourages residents to report each and every release from the railyard project to the State Warning Center at 1-800-852-7550. 

The City will continue to provide updates on the project as we receive new information. However, for the latest information about the Railyard Project, visit the California Department of Fish and Wildlife project page (link). The EPA also has provided a project overview here (link).

If you have any questions regarding the Railyard Project, contact Union Pacific - Peggy Ygbuhay, Sr. Director of Public Affairs with Union Pacific Railroad, at (916) 789-5957.

Sacramento River Monitoring Update

Oil sheen was reported in the river this morning.

Union Pacific RR, US-EPA, CAL-EPA, USCG, CDFW, and Regional Water Quality Control Board continue actively monitoring and testing the Sacramento River to ensure its safety as the Railyard Cleanup Project is underway. 

For a full list of agencies involved and the monitoring occurring, see our 8/6 post here (link).

If you see oil sheen in the river and want to report it, call the State Warning Center: 1-800-852-7550

Oil sheen seen in river south of town morning of 7/25

This morning at approximately 10am the City received a call about oil sheen in the Sacramento River. The City notified Cal Fish and Wildlife to investigate. Around 4pm Cal Fish and Wildlife notified the City that the Coast Guard in cooperation with Cal Fish and Wildlife, Envirocon, and Republic Services investigated and found one small amount of oil sheen in south Dunsmuir. It was determined by the Coast Guard as an isolated amount. It appears to be a spill from an individual and inconsistent with the sheen's that has previously been identified with the cleanup associated with the railyard. Special thanks to the community member for reporting this incident and to the Agencies on the ground in Dunsmuir for taking quick action to clean up the spill. 

Dustin J. Rief