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November 20, 2020
Hello,
I miss my mother-in-law. Not everyone is as lucky as I am to have married into such a fabulous family. Unfortunately, this Thanksgiving will be different. Normally, two dozen of us gather at my sister-in-law's house for a huge family feast. This year is different - because I care about them, my family is eating at home. I miss my nearly 99-year-old grandfather. I won't be traveling out of state to see him or my parents this Thanksgiving because I care more about their health and well-being than my own selfish desires.
Everyone has their own stories about missing loved ones on Thanksgiving - now you know mine. I won't be seeing my extended family this year because I care about them, and I urge you to do the same. If you choose to gather for Thanksgiving, please do so outside in a safe manner. With the promising news about COVID-19 vaccines, I am more hopeful than ever about next Thanksgiving's prospects. Until then, I'm willing to sacrifice today in the hopes of a better tomorrow.
Thank you, take care and stay safe
Jason Holley
City Manager
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California's Limited Stay at Home Order
COVID-19 is increasing at alarming rates in California and we all need to do our part to stop the surge. As of November 21, 2020, it is required that all non-essential work and activities stop between 10pm and 5am in counties in the Widespread (purple) tier. Read more in the limited stay at home order and the state's FAQs.
Click on image below to view larger. 👇
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Healthy Holiday
One of the best parts of Thanksgiving is leftovers, but not this kind. Help protect family members and loved ones from the spread of COVID-19 by following public health guidelines.
Keep it short, outdoors, and small, with no more than two other households. Wear masks, stay at least six feet apart, and wash your hands.
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City Offices Closed Week of November 23-27, 2020
City staff and unessential services (i.e. Skate Park, Phillip West Aquatic Center) are unavailable during the week of November 23-27 due to unpaid staff furlough days and the Thanksgiving holiday.
In the meantime, visit our Virtual City Hall at cityofamericancanyon.org. If the need arises, urgent incident updates will be there. Also, many of our business processes can be conducted through the site, our staff will receive your requests upon return on November 30th.
For Urgent Public Works or Parks Matters Call Our Answering Service at (707) 995-8674. Police and Fire services can be reached by calling (707) 253-4451, or 911 in the case of a life-threatening emergency.
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Recruitment Open for Commission Vacancies through December 4th
The City of American Canyon is recruiting to fill the following commission vacancies:
- Three (3) vacancies on the City's Parks & Community Services Commission
- One (1) vacancy for a Honorary Commissioner on the Parks & Community Services Commission for Junior and Senior High School Students
- Two (2) vacancies on the City's Planning Commission
Click here to learn more about these positions and to apply. The deadline is 5pm on December 4th.
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 Recology American Canyon Schedule Change
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, all trash & recycling pickup routes will run one day late.
Thursday routes will be collected on Friday, November 29, 2020, and Friday routes will be collected on Saturday, November 30, 2020.
Happy Thanksgiving on behalf of all of us at Recology American Canyon!
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Fill your plate... Not your pipes!!
It's NEVER recommended to put fats, oils, or grease down your drain!!
Fats, oils, and grease damage and clog pipes, which in turn causes sewer overflows and backups. It also brings harmful bacteria into contact with people and water. Visit www.baywise.org for recycling centers near you.
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Falling Leaves
🍁 The falling leaves are beautiful, but they can also cause issues with our storm-water systems. Please DO NOT blow, rake, or pile your garden's leaves into the gutter. Sometimes our residents don't see the harm in blowing leaves into the gutter or across the street. We're asking you to please resist the temptation for the sake of our environment and our wildlife.
Street sweepers cannot sweep up large piles of leaves. Recology Vallejo-American Canyon provides yard waste bins for convenient disposal of leaves. Once picked up, the leaves are composted to make new soil. 🌱
Besides plugging up the drains and causing localized flooding when the rain returns, leaves may cause environmental damage when make their way to the Napa River. Storm-water from our storm drains is not treated before it makes its way to the River.
Leaves can change the River's water temperature and absorb oxygen as they breakdown, stressing our wildlife's ability to survive. Wet leaves also make great breeding grounds for pesky mosquitoes! 🦟 (yuck!)
Lastly, disposing leaves using our gutters and storm drain system is a violation of American Canyon's Municipal Code 14.28 (Storm-water and Pollution Discharge Control Program).
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