August 6, 2018 - This week's stories

• Bring your dogs and family to Menlo Park’s 3rd Annual Paws for Paws Walk
• August is National Water Quality Month
• MTC wants your innovative transportation solutions
• New police recruits embark on police officer journey
• Corporation Yard Emergency Supply Well – Contract Award for Phase 2

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August 7 to August 13
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Bring your dogs and family to Menlo Park’s 3rd Annual Paws for Paws Walk

On Aug. 25, 2018, bring your furry four-legged friends and your family members to Menlo Park’s 3rd Annual Paws for Paws Walk at Burgess Park in Menlo Park. Paws for Paws benefits the Menlo Park Police Foundation and the Menlo Park Police Department K9 Unit. The fun begins at 8 a.m. and is a morning filled with activities and raffles. Attendees are invited to browse local pet vendors while their four-legged friends are spoiled with samples of dog treats. There will be...Click to continue

August is National Water Quality Month

August is National Water Quality Month, which means it’s the perfect time to educate ourselves on where our water comes from and how we can preserve it. Educating ourselves is the best way to ensure that our water continues to be high quality and free of contamination. Each year the City-run water provider, Menlo Park Municipal Water, produces an annual consumer confidence report on water quality conditions for the previous calendar year. The updated water quality report contains a ...Click to continue

MTC wants your innovative transportation solutions

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and its sister agency, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), have kicked off a campaign to solicit big, bold billion-dollar (or even more) ideas from individuals, companies, public agencies and nongovernmental organizations alike for improving mobility across the nine-county Bay Area. Officially known as...Click to continue

New police recruits embark on police officer journey

Menlo Park welcomes new police recruits Jose Alvarez and Eric Lopez. Jose and Eric attend the basic police academy, Coyote Valley campus in San Jose, for the next six months. The basic police academy is offered by The Academy through South Bay Regional Public Safety Training. The police academy is intensive police training program, which consists of written and physical abilities tests. The California Commission on Peace Officers Standards (POST) requires police officers to receive initial foundation training and information on ...Click to continue

Corporation Yard Emergency Supply Well – Contract Award for Phase 2

Following the completion of Phase 1, which involved drilling a well at the Corporation Yard for emergency use, the contract for Phase 2 of the project is being awarded. Phase 2 involves the installation of pumping and disinfection equipment, as well as an emergency generator. Construction is anticipated to begin early in 2019 and last through the end of spring. Once commissioned, the well will provide an alternate source of water to customers in the...Click to continue

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