Thursday, May 17, 2012
Residents are invited to a public hearing on June 26 to learn more about proposed rate adjustments.
The City of Belmont will hold a public hearing next month (a Proposition 218 notification*) to inform residential and business property owners and seek input about proposed sewer rate adjustments in fiscal years 2013 and 2014. The city is responsible for the operation, maintenance and improvements of its sewer collection system. The public hearing regarding the proposed sewer rate adjustments will be held Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 7:30 pm in the City Council Chambers. The proposed rate adjustments will be presented to the City Council for adoption at this meeting. If approved by the Belmont City Council, the new sewer rates will take effect 30 days after the public hearing; rates will appear on the next property tax bill. According to a …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Safeway store on El Camino Real in Belmont is exploring a comprehensive remodel.
For those of us who have been around a while, it seems like the Safeway at 1100 El Camino Real is still a fairly "new." But at his State of the City address last week, Mayor Dave Warden outlined a few potential future Belmont projects, and Safeway was at the top of the list. The store is exploring a potential comprehensive remodel, including a revised site plan, enlarged the store, additional podium or rooftop parking, additional retail shops on the site, and a public plaza area. What to you think about the possible expansion of the Belmont Safeway store? Tell us in today's poll.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The new middle school would serve approximately 240 students. Tuition at the school is $33,000 per year.
Crystal Springs Uplands School would like to build a new middle school on Davis Drive in Belmont. The Belmont Planning Commission will discuss the proposal at tonight's meeting. The proposal for Davis Drive calls for a middle school (grades 6-8) for up to 246 students. The campus would include three structures on approximately seven acres: a main academic center; a cafe; and a gymnasium. A turfed soccer field is also included in the first phase of the project. Future development on the site calls for a swimming pool. Tell us in today's poll what you think about Crystal Springs Uplands School coming to Belmont.
The private Hillsborough school wants to build a new middle school on seven acres of property on Davis Drive in Belmont.
The Belmont Planning Commission will discuss the zoning and envrionmental aspects Tuesday night of a proposal by Crystal Springs Uplands School (CSUS) to relocate its middle school campus to Davis Drive. The Mitigated Negative Declaration is the document by which the city reviews the aesthetic and environmental impact of the project with regards to grading, construction and occupancy. The document is in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The proposal calls for a 52,000 square-foot campus facing the canyon on what is currently occupied by 84,000 square feet of office and warehouse space. "This site is particularly exciting for us," said CSUS head of school Amy Richards at a community meeting last Wednesday …
Friday, May 11, 2012
An assortment of images and comments gathered from commuters who shunned four wheels for a two-wheeler on Thursday.
Carlos de Melo/first time biker (Belmont's Community Development Director--traveling from Oakland to Belmont): "Unfortunately, this is my one day a year to be sustainable and ride a bike. I wish I could to it more; I have a pretty healthy commute every day. One day a year, I try to get out there and ride my bike. It's good exercise, you're certainly going to be saving money with the price of gas these days, and it's good for the environment, so there's a lot of good reasons to do it. It's a good feeling today; I did a little bit for the environment." Manito Velasco/experienced biker (traveling from Burlingame to San Francisco every day): "I hate walking. It takes a little bit of moxi to try it in the beginning, but it gets addictive after …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Afshin Oskoui, says the city needs to do a better job of communicating and educating the public.
In an email to Belmont Patch on Wednesday, Afshin Oskoui, Belmont's director of public works explained the city ordinance regarding car washing in driveways. Oskoui starts out by saying that the city needs to do a better job communicating to and educating the public on the rules and requirements regarding car washing. "First of all, washing a car in your driveway is not a prohibited activity. However, the issue referenced in your article is part of a broader Municipal Storm Water Permit, issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board under the San Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Storm Water NPDES Permit," said Oskoui. He explained that the permit covers all of the cities that have storm water discharges into the …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Comments from Patch users on Ralston Avenue traffic/speeding issues came into play at Tuesday's Belmont City Council meeting.
Councilmember Coralin Feierbach asked city staff to place traffic and speeding issues on Ralston Avenue on the Belmont City Council's 2012-13 list of citywide priorities Tuesday night. The council had a list of approximately 27 items to review for prioritizing for the next fiscal year. City manager Greg Scoles led the council through the list of items for consideration for FY13 priorities. The items were grouped into categories for discussion purposes. Under the "Easy Mobility" category, Feierbach said that recent comments on a Patch article about a six-car collision at the corner of Ralston Avenue and Alameda de las Pulgas prompted her to speak out about speeding on the Ralston corridor. "We need to have some enforcement," said …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
At Tuesday's meeting, the Belmont City Council will establish priorities for the coming fiscal year.
The Belmont City Council will meet Tuesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. at in City Hall Chambers, One Twin Pines Lane. Prior to tonight's Belmont City Council meeting, the five council members were presented with a list of potential items for FY 2013 Citywide Priorities. It is expected that the council will identify their top priorities for the next one or two years, as well as to determine if there are any new priorities or any that should be combined and/or eliminated. The staff report issued to the council included a reminder that it is important that the city’s vision statement, priority setting process and city budget are more connected than they have been in the past. The report also included a list of priorities that were accomplished in …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Crystal Springs Uplands middle school will present its proposal to construct a new campus on Davis Drive.
The community is invited to attend an informational meeting Wednesday evening about the construction of a new middle school campus proposed by Crystal Springs Uplands School on Davis Drive in Belmont. The proposal calls for the construction of an Academic Center, which will house two stories of classrooms, a multipurpose room, cafe, gymnasium, storage, outdoor soccer field and outdoor swimming pool (Phase 2). For more information, Cl contact: Kathleen Kavanaugh, Crystal Springs Uplands School, 415-290-5868 or Damon DiDonato, City of Belmont Community Development Department, 650-637-2908. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Share your NDNU graduation photos with us here.
It was a beautiful day for a graduation. And in Belmont, 427 graduates of Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) accepted their diplomas in a ceremony at Koret Field that featured a commencement address by Abbas Milani, an authority on Iranian cultural, political and security issues. Pictured here is Belmont mayor Dave Warden giving the Belmont Student Community Service and Leadership Award to graduating senior Stephanie Biehl (BA Business Administration). Do you have any photos of NDNU commencement you'd like to share with Belmont Patch? Upload them here. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us
Steve Hayes
7:26 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
The Council might consider making an adjustment to water usage this year, which will impact the 2013 tax bill (since there is one year lag). We had a drought for much of the period (Dec-Mar) this year and I noticed many people using water for outside irrigation - the assumption is that residents do not use outside water from Dec through Mar and the sewer fees are based on usage during that time … more ›