Welcome to the City of Ceres Free Summer Entertainment! Mark your calendars for the 2013 Ceres Concerts in the Park series, kicking off on Tuesday, June 11 and playing through July 23, 2013 at 6:30pm at Whitmore Park. NEW to this year’s program will be a Children’s Singing Competition for youth 3-13 yrs during our intermission. If you are interested in your child performing call 538-5782 for more information. We encourage families to bring out their picnic dinners (wine and beer are allowed). FREE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN EACH NIGHT. See Flyer Heat Safety Tips Summer months are usually hot, but the heat can turn dangerous when it reaches 100° during the day and stays above 80° at night. When this happens, we have “extreme heat”. Click here for tips on how to beat the heat. For more information on how to stay safe in the heat visit www.StanEmergency.com or call the Heat Hotline at 558-8035. LAWNMOWER EXCHANGE Valley resident: The lawnmower exchange program is back and it's bigger than ever! The Valley Air District's Clean Green Yard Machines lawnmower trade-in program opens this year on June 4 with more funding and more eligible mowers than ever before! See details. Ask Ceres opens City Hall 24/7 For those who want a more convenient way to contact City Hall, the City of Ceres has launched Ask Ceres, a web site that enables residents, businesses and visitors to access valuable city information and submit questions or service requests 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Using Ask Ceres, citizens can enter a service request online at any time. Each request is automatically routed to the proper City employee based on the service topic that is selected. Ask Ceres lists dozens of topics to choose from, ranging from Animals to Zoning. Customers will receive a request number so they can monitor the status of their request, as well as a message informing them of the turnaround time to complete their request. The appropriate City staff member will review the request and will follow up with the resident directly. Try Ask Ceres today. See the New Rider’s Guide for Ceres Dial-A-Ride and Ceres Area Transit. Changes are effective on August 1, 2012: New CAT Route D One child age 5 and younger may ride free with a fare paying passenger 16 years or older Mandatory Recycling State law now requires that all businesses that generate four (4) cubic yards or more of waste per week and all apartment communities/multi-family housing complexes with five (5) or more units MUST Recycle. The regulations take effect on July 1, 2012. Businesses that meet the threshold must arrange for recycling services. A letter is going out to the businesses and apartment complexes in Ceres explaining the requirements along with a questionnaire and a recycling poster. Click here for a copy of the informational letter. Click here for a copy of the recycling poster that may be duplicated. Questionnaire If you already have a recycling program in place, let the City know by completing the questionnaire. Click here for a copy of the questionnaire that you may print, fill-out and mail to the City of Ceres, Engineering Services Department, 2220 Magnolia Street, Ceres, CA 95307. Alternatively, you may click here to fill out the questionnaire and submit on-line. To sign-up for recycling services contact Kay Dunkel, City of Ceres, Engineering Services Department, by phone (209) 538-5790, or email: Kay.Dunkel@ci.ceres.ca.us. WATER METER NEWS NEW! Check your water usage any time at the Ceres Water Portal. You can view your meter's daily activity in an easy to read chart and even sign up to receive leak alerts by email or text. Just create an account here. Energy Rebates Available Rebates on appliances, air conditioning, heating or home improvements are available through P G & E or Turlock Irrigation District. P G & E or Turlock Irrigation District. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA): The City is committed to meeting the goals of the ADA and strives to make this web site compatible with text and speech based browsers. If you have an ADA related concern about this website, please contact the Webmaster. Ceres Participates in the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Review For more information on MJHMP, contact Ceres Fire Captain Scola at (209) 538-5724. This site utilizes Adobe Reader throughout which may be downloaded for free.

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