加州洛杉矶县 Claremont 发布本周市政周报：11 月 15 日办厄尔尼诺防备日，投票中心与选票投递箱已开放
位于加州洛杉矶县的 Claremont 市于 10 月 29 日发布市政经理周报。市政经理 Adam Pirrie 在周报中汇总了该市近期动态：10 月 24 日，商会年度 Village Venture 艺术与手工艺节在 Claremont Village 举行，设有 400 多个手工艺摊位、服装游行、现场音乐与餐饮。
周报的重点之一是为今冬可能出现的厄尔尼诺强降雨做准备。市府表示，已清理雨水渠、评估潜在积水区域、订购设备并对员工进行应急培训。11 月 15 日（周日），市府将举办社区防备日，在四处公园停车场设置废弃物容器，供居民投放袋装垃圾与庭院废料，但不接收大件物品、电子废弃物与有害废弃物。四处地点为 Padua Park（4200 Padua Avenue）、Alexander Hughes Community Center（1700 Danbury Road）、Blaisdell Park（440 College Avenue）与 Joat Park（1717 N. Indian Hill Boulevard）。各消防站还免费提供沙子与沙袋，详情可致电社区服务部（909）399-5431。
选举方面，11 月 3 日中期选举临近，选票投递箱现已开放，设在 Alexander Hughes Community Center 与 Claremont Helen Renwick Library（208 N. Harvard Avenue）。投票中心方面，Granite Creek Community Church（1580 N. Claremont Boulevard）已于 10 月 24 日开放，开放至 11 月 2 日每日 10 时至 19 时、选举日 7 时至 20 时；Claremont Unified School District（170 W. San Jose Avenue）与 Condit Elementary School（1750 N. Mountain Avenue）两处投票中心将于 10 月 31 日开放。洛杉矶县选民可在县内任一投票中心投票。
其他事项包括：11 月 11 日退伍军人日，市政办公室关闭，周三与周四的住户垃圾收运顺延一天，紧急情况可拨打警察局非紧急电话（909）399-5411；市属 Pooch Park 狗公园将自 11 月 1 日起临时关闭至 12 月 1 日，进行每两年一次的草坪养护，期间居民可前往市内其他可携犬公园或邻市狗公园。
Claremont, Los Angeles County, California Weekly Update: El Niño Preparation Day Set for November 15 as Vote Centers and Ballot Boxes Open
The City of Claremont, in Los Angeles County, California, published its City Manager Weekly newsletter on October 29. City Manager Adam Pirrie reported that on October 24 the Chamber of Commerce's annual Village Venture Arts & Crafts Festival filled the Claremont Village with more than 400 artisan booths, a costume parade, live music and food.
A focus of the update is preparation for heavy El Niño rains this winter. The City said it has cleared storm drains, evaluated potential flood areas, ordered equipment and trained employees in emergency response. On Sunday, November 15, the City will host a Community Preparation Day, with waste containers for bagged trash and yard debris in the parking lots of four parks: Padua Park (4200 Padua Avenue), Alexander Hughes Community Center (1700 Danbury Road), Blaisdell Park (440 College Avenue) and Joat Park (1717 N. Indian Hill Boulevard). Bulky items, electronic waste and hazardous waste will not be accepted. Free sand and sandbags are also available at Claremont fire stations; the Community Services Department can be reached at (909) 399-5431.
On elections, with the November 3 midterm approaching, ballot drop boxes are open at the Alexander Hughes Community Center and the Claremont Helen Renwick Library (208 N. Harvard Avenue). The vote center at Granite Creek Community Church (1580 N. Claremont Boulevard) opened October 24 and runs 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through November 2 and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day; vote centers at Claremont Unified School District (170 W. San Jose Avenue) and Condit Elementary School (1750 N. Mountain Avenue) open October 31. Los Angeles County voters may vote at any vote center in the county.
The update also noted that city offices will close on Wednesday, November 11 for Veterans Day, with Wednesday and Thursday residential refuse collection delayed by one day and the Police Department non-emergency line at (909) 399-5411; and that the Pooch Park will close temporarily from November 1 through December 1 for biannual turf maintenance, with other pet-friendly parks in Claremont and dog parks in adjacent cities available during the closure.
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