PROTECT YOUR PETS
Remember fireworks can be very stressful for your pet possibly causing fear and anxiety. The volume of missing pets significantly increases during the Fourth of July holiday.
Leaving a pet outside unattended even in a fenced yard or on a chain can lead to disastrous consequences. With fireworks occurring, in their fear, pets who normally would not leave the yard may escape and become lost, or become entangled in their chain, risking injury or death. Also please make sure your pets are wearing identification tags so if they become lost, they can be returned home promptly.
And to help reunite lost pets and their owners, the Department of Animal Care and Regulation is posting every 30 minutes on its twitter feed, SacLostPet, a link to a photo of all stray animals that come into the shelter. Additionally, the department now updates its websiteevery 30 minutes where you can see all of the stray and available pets for adoption.
SHERIFF’S VACATION WATCH PROGRAM
Summer is a time when many of us leave town and travel on vacation which means our homes are unoccupied and vulnerable. For residents of the unincorporated area, you can arrange to have your home be subject to regular security checks while you are gone through a special program operated by the Sheriff’s Department.
Volunteers In Partnership with the Sheriff – VIPS -- are trained, dedicated and trusted volunteers who perform vacation watch assignments for the Sheriff’s Department. In addition to having completed the required orientation and training, each VIP possess a clear criminal history and has passed a required background investigation as well as demonstrated good moral character and reputation.
Since 1993, the Sheriff’s Department has relied on these volunteers to assist with many various needs. The Vacation Watch Program is just one and you can utilize that service by letting VIPS perform regular security checks on your home while you are away.
To participate, please contact Neighborhood Community Service Center, at 2500 Marconi Ave Suite 100, which is open Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or call 876-5700.
KIDS DON’T FLOAT
Please practice water safety when around our area’s rivers this summer. Local ordinances require all children under the age of 13 to wear a life jacket.
Through a donation by The American River Parkway Foundation, the free life jacket loaner program will continue this summer. If you need a life jacket for a child during a visit to the river, there are several stations along the Parkway where you can borrow one and return it afterwards: Howe Avenue, Watt Avenue, Ancil Hoffman Park, River Bend Park, two sites within Discovery Park, Negro Bar, Folsom Point, Nimbus and Sunrise.
PARKWAY ALCOHOL BAN
This Fourth of July through July 7 there will be a complete ban on alcohol consumption and possession both on land and in the water within the American River Parkway between Hazel and Watt avenues. An exception exists for Ancil Hoffman Golf Course.
In past years summer holiday weekends had become major problems along the American River making the parkway less of a family friendly outing because of fights, public nudity, profanity and littering. The problem was very apparent Fourth of July in 2006 when hundreds of rafters and partygoers consuming excessive amounts of alcohol created what one observer called a “chaotic scene” along a portion of the parkway -- one person filmed the goings-on and posted a video on myspace.com depicting half naked women and men wrestling in the mud.
The Board of Supervisors restored decorum beginning with the 2006 Labor Day weekend and the ban is also applicable for Independence Day as well as Memorial Day. In addition, the Board last year delegated authority to the Director of Regional Parks in consultation with the County Executive the ability to prohibit alcohol in the Parkway on any additional days between Memorial Day and Labor Day when such a ban is needed to maintain order to address excessive alcohol consumption encouraged by social media.
Since the restriction has taken effect, families I have talked to have expressed appreciation for making these holiday weekends once again a time for everyone to enjoy the American River Parkway.
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