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Christmas Tree Disposal Schedule Announced
December 28, 2010

Waste Management has announced that its Christmas tree collection service is scheduled for the first two weeks in January. Trees that are placed on the curb near your trash receptacle will be picked up on your regular service date and recycled as a part of their normal trash collection service. Flocked trees will be picked up, however, Waste Management is not able to recycle these trees.

Normal service schedule is planned with no delay due to the holidays. It should be noted that trees in excess of six feet should be cut in half prior to placing them on the curb.

City Promotes Teen Safety
Norma's Pledge Campaign Underway
December 5, 2010

The City of Moreno Valley has officially launched a teen safety program, “Norma’s Pledge-Never Again”, named in memory of 17-year-old Norma Lopez who was abducted and murdered this past summer. The campaign goal is to promote safety among local high school teens and college students by having them take "Norma's Pledge". The pledge is a three-part promise to follow the following safety measures:

I don’t walk alone
I look around
I share info with others

Local students that sign a pledge card with these reminders will receive a “Norma’s Pledge-Never Again” button with Norma’s photo and a bracelet. These pledge items are being distributed through the high school Parent/Teacher associations (PTA) or Student Activity Assistance and were paid for by community funds from donors including Supervisor Marion Ashley and Waste Management, Inc.

Members of the The “Norma’s Pledge-Never Again” committee include Mayor Bonnie Flickinger, community members Patricia Holguin from the Social Solidarity Committee of St. Christopher’s Church and LaDonna Jempson, 23rd District Director of PTA.

For additional information regarding the “Norma’s Pledge-Never Again” campaign, please contact LaDonna Jempson at 951.368.8653.

Moreno Valley Unified School District Proposes Fifth High School for Moreno Valley
December 1 , 2010

Moreno Valley Unified School District will be conducting a public information meeting on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Palm Middle School Multi-Purpose Room to provide the public information about the proposed new high school. Items to be discussed include the proposed sites and design for the district's fifth high school. Palm Middle School is located at 11900 Slawson Ave., Moreno Valley, CA.

The proposed project includes the development of a new high school, approximately 220,000 square feet, and housing 96 classrooms, which will accommodate a maximum of 2,600 students. The school will require approximately 220 full-time faculty and staff members to staff the proposed school.

School structures would include seven 2-story classroom buildings; a lab classroom building; a gymnasium building; an outdoor pool; a physical education building; and a multipurpose building. The school campus would also include a football field and running track with bleachers; athletic fields for baseball, softball, and soccer; and hardcourts for tennis and basketball.

District officials estimate the construction of the school campus to take approximately 36 months to complete. Currently the construction is anticipated to begin in June 2011 with a completion date of June 2014. Classes at the new facility would start in August of 2014.