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Upper Valley Waste Management Agency – Aug. 17, 2015 meeting
Several people in the Whitehall Lane neighborhood have inquired to me about proposals to add new activities at the Upper Valley Disposal location off Whitehall Lane – specifically, the processing of household food waste – and whether these decisions are… Read More ›
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Road Closures on Silverado Trail
As we all know, traffic on Highway 29 and especially Silverado Trail seems to have increased exponentially in the last 15 months. Even prior to that, many up valley residents and business people had expressed a concern to me about… Read More ›
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511 now includes Highways 12 and 29 !
The Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) has attached this Press Release announcing 511 is now reporting Highway 29 and Highway 12 (Jameson Canyon) traffic conditions.
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County Fire Chief Appointment
At our Board meeting today, we appointed Barry Biermann to the position of County Fire Chief. Per requirements of our agreement with CalFire (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Chief Biermann will remain an employee of CalFire but he… Read More ›
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WATER!
Governor Signs Groundwater Legislation For the first time in history, California will begin regulating groundwater in the state. While the legislation Governor Brown signed last week won’t take full effect until 2022, Napa County has a considerable amount of work to… Read More ›
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Free Flu Shot Clinics
Napa County Public Health is offering free seasonal flu vaccine to adults and children 3 years of age and older. Click on 2014 Fall Flu Clinic Calendar – Bilingual for a calendar of the Fall 2014 Flu Clinics to be held September… Read More ›
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Probation and Pre-Trial Appreciation Week
This week at the Board of Supervisors we presented a proclamation to Chief Probation Officer Mary Butler celebrating “Probation Appreciation Day” (Tuesday, July 15) and “Probation and Pre-Trial Appreciation Week” (July 14-18). These are tributes to our Napa County Probation Department… Read More ›
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Revised Emergency Drought Proclamation
Governor Brown issued a new Emergency Drought Proclamation today – Governor’s Drought Proclamation (April 25 2014) – highlighted – maybe it was a coincidence, but we can’t let the welcome rain we received today take our eyes off the big picture! The… Read More ›
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National Earned Income Tax Credit Day
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) was established by Congress in 1975 to help working families; it is now the nation’s largest anti-poverty program for low-to-moderate-income families. In 2013, over 1,760 working Napa County families received $776,471 as Earned Income… Read More ›
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Water Conservation: ways to make a difference!
At our County WICC (Watershed Information Commission and Conservancy) meeting last week, we had a presentation by Pat Costello from the City of Napa on countywide water conservation programs. The City of Napa has a great Water Conservation Website with… Read More ›
