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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.05.20241/5/24, 4:16 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.05.2024 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e818c69bb931432a8e0b6447959c33e5/print 1/9 Bakerseld Notes 1/5/24, 4:16 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.05.2024 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e818c69bb931432a8e0b6447959c33e5/print 2/9 Bakerseld Notes 1/5/24, 4:16 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.05.2024 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e818c69bb931432a8e0b6447959c33e5/print 3/9 Notable Items More than 200 take the Polar Plunge at McMurtrey Aquatic Center on New Year's Day! There was no fear at McMurtrey Aquatic Center on New Year's Day as more than 200 people took the plunge into the icy cold waters for the Recreation & Parks Department's 16th Annual Polar Bear Plunge! The 59 degree water was no deterrent as this year's total of 219 was nearly twice last year's 116 plungers. Including spectators, a total of 548 attended this year's event! Participants took the slide into the pool and then swam 25 yards to dry land. Hot chocolate was also be available for participants and spectators. Artic Glacier once again sponsored this exciting event which has become a Bakerseld tradition for many families and a great way to kick-off the New Year. The Sound of What's Happening! Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 1/5/24, 4:16 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.05.2024 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e818c69bb931432a8e0b6447959c33e5/print 4/9 Monthly low-cost pet vaccination clinics return for 2024 The Bakerseld Animal Care Center's monthly low-cost vaccination clinics continue to be popular for owners to keep their dogs healthy and licensed. The clinics return for 2024 starting on Saturday, Feb. 3 at University Park (4301 University Avenue). Kick-off summit for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Prosperity Neighborhood Initiative 1/5/24, 4:16 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.05.2024 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e818c69bb931432a8e0b6447959c33e5/print 5/9 The City of Bakerseld, led by the Economic and Community Development Department, will host a kick-off summit later this month to launch the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Prosperity Neighborhood Initiative. Please join us as we discuss a vision for building a more prosperous community. In 2022, the City launched the Prosperity Neighborhood Initiative to enhance community revitalization efforts and create transformative change through collective impact. The initiative is centered around a collaboration of community partners and residents working together to enhance neighborhood vitality with the long-term goal of disrupting cycles of intergenerational poverty. As a kick-off to the initiative's work in Southeast Bakerseld, the City will host its rst Prosperity Neighborhood summit from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center (1000 S. Owens Street). The public's collaboration and valuable insights are crucial in developing the community revitalization framework, and we eagerly anticipate your contribution to foster transformative change in the community. Food, childcare, and translation services will be available for all attendees. Learn more RSVP for the Summit Click map to enlarge 1/5/24, 4:16 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.05.2024 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e818c69bb931432a8e0b6447959c33e5/print 6/9 Christmas tree recycling program continues into next week If you still need to get rid of your Christmas tree, there's still time to drop it off for the City's recycling program... but that time is running out! The program started on Dec. 26, allowing residents to drop off their real trees at three locations and it will be available until Thursday, Jan. 11. Christmas trees may be recycled at: The City's Mt. Vernon Organics Recycling & Composting Facility, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. The Organic Waste Facility is located at 2601 South Mt. Vernon Avenue, two miles south of Highway 58. The facility is closed on Sundays and Mondays. 1/5/24, 4:16 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.05.2024 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e818c69bb931432a8e0b6447959c33e5/print 7/9 The Bakerseld College parking lot at the northwest corner of Haley Street and University Avenue, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. The Kern County Fairgrounds south parking lot, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. The parking lot is located at the corner of Belle Terrace and P Street. Only real trees are accepted – no plastic or otherwise fake trees will be accepted. Please remove all ornaments, bulbs, lights, and plastic or metal stands before dropping trees off. Real Christmas trees may also be placed in your green waste container by cutting the tree down to t inside the container. The tree must allow the lid to close completely. All ornaments, bulbs, lights, plastic and metal stands must be removed from the tree. Those items may be placed in the tan trash container. For more information, please contact the Solid Waste Division at 661-326-3114. Provide feedback for safety improvements along Monitor Street School Corridor 1/5/24, 4:16 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.05.2024 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e818c69bb931432a8e0b6447959c33e5/print 8/9 Employee Service Awards Week of Dec. 31 Erica Williams, Police Dept., 10 years Jose Ornelas, Public Works, 10 years Reports City Council Agenda Highlights, Jan. 10, 2024. 1/5/24, 4:16 PM Bakersfield Notes 01.05.2024 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e818c69bb931432a8e0b6447959c33e5/print 9/9 Recreation & Parks Dept. Support Team for Operations, Rangers and Maintenance (STORM) weekly report, Dec. 24-30, 2023. Pizza Hut WARN Notice, Dec. 12, 2023. Events