REMINDER TO USE YOUR 2019 BULKY-ITEM PICK UPS BY THE END OF THE YEAR! If your home is included in the city organized trash program, your hauler will pick up “bulky items” directly from your alley as part of the trash hauling program.
“Bulky” items are items that are too large to fit or are not allowed inside your garbage cart, such as furniture, appliances, and electronics.*Property owners must call their hauler to request to have bulky items collected from their household. Haulers will set up a date for pick up in a different truck or vehicle. Tenants should contact their landlord if they need to dispose of a bulky item.Depending on your cart size, you have 2 bulky items (small 35-gallon cart) or 3 bulky items (medium 64-gallon or large 96-gallon cart) than can be collected each calendar year at no additional cost. (If you need to get rid of more items, you can pay your hauler a reduced rate per bulky item to have additional items collected.) *Bulky items do not include construction and demolition material. Please contact an appropriate disposal company to remove construction and demolition material from your property.

Please read carefully for instructions for this collection on this website.

https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/public-works/garbage/residential-garbage/bulky-item-collection?fbclid=IwAR01Ns-bJ3lwEQ9cC42VOXZ3EcmuwANQfuxexilWXi-U6CucGcsCbYTd3Wo

The YWCA are to give away a free bag of food to needy family Dec 21, 2019, – Jan., 5, 2020 while children are out of school.

All locations are giving away food. Contact your local YWCA to find out times and dates. Saint Paul YWCA link. https://www.ywcastpaul.org/

A local story on TV News. https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/12/16/ymca-to-give-free-bags-of-food-to-families-in-need-through-jan-5/?fbclid=IwAR2-ieRl5DP2KGvshmFRdNW4-5YZgSbnhV_9w32jNse17-1EVypgSEYDSk4

Families are invited to join us at Maker Break: Exploring West Africa at George Latimer Central Library (90 W 4th St) on Friday, December 27, 3-4:30 p.m.

Go on a whirlwind tour of West Africa through drumming, dance, and storytelling. Listen to stories about Anansi the Spider, the great trickster. Then learn African drumming and dance patterns. Bring it all together and perform an Anansi Tale complete with music and dance.

Presented by COMPAS Teaching Artist Ghana Mbaye. This program is made possible by funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/events/5db9ae733994473a00ac2f9c?fbclid=IwAR0kpdhDRo6TzVvXFvthHOwHl_sWu0uQjVlCROe7FGXe_GOKzXQ5-hTblQk

Overview

Take a moment to go over some safety tips before the hustle and bustle of the holiday season.  During the days before the holidays, you will have more valuables in your home than usual. Remember that you aren’t the only one doing your holiday shopping at this time of year. Burglars and thieves are always on the lookout for a good “bargain” too. Protect your home, yourself and your family.

At Home

Many people like to keep their presents or gifts displayed in the home before and after the holidays. It gives most of us a warm feeling to enjoy the holidays this way. However, the time we spend shopping and visiting makes our houses vulnerable during the holiday season.

• Don’t keep presents near windows where they can be seen from the street, especially after they’ve been unwrapped.
• Never hide presents in the garage! Garage locks are usually the weakest locks you have. A second story closet or attic equipped with a good lock is usually your safest storage area.
• Break up boxes, especially for purchases like TV’s, stereos, or electronic equipment and put them in garbage bags.

Handling Money

The tendency to carry large amounts of cash is greater during the holidays than any other season of the year. Use checks or credit cards whenever possible. But if you must use cash:

• Don’t leave cash lying around the house. Keep all money in a safe place.
• Plan your shopping so that you only take approximately the amount of money you’re going to spend.
• Don’t flash your money in public. Keep your bills flat in a wallet so that you can count them without taking them out of your wallet.
• Don’t carry a purse. Keep your wallet and keys in your coat pocket.

Your Car

Holiday purchases left unattended on the back seat of your car invite theft.

• Never leave your car unlocked!
• Pick up major items at the end, rather than the beginning of a shopping trip.
• Lock all purchases in the trunk of your car, or as a last resort, under a blanket on the car floor.
• Immediately remove all purchases from your car when you return home.

Getting Deliveries

Packages left on door steps are even easier to steal than those left in cars. Don’t give a thief an easy opportunity.

• Schedule deliveries for times when you’re at home.
• If you can’t be home when deliveries are made, make arrangements to have your parcels delivered to a neighbor.
• If you or your neighbors observe any delivery person doing anything that appears to be suspicious, ask to see their identification or call the police.

When Away From Home

If you leave your home for the holidays, especially for any length of time, call the Saint Paul Police Department Community Services Unit at (651) 266-5485 and ask for a House Watch. We can arrange for someone to check on your house. Or tell a neighbor how long you’ll be gone and where you can be reached. Ask them to check your house every day if you’ll be gone for several days at a time. Leave lights and radios or televisions on timers or ask your neighbor to switch them on and off periodically.

https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/police/administration-office-chief/support-services-administration/crime-prevention-0

The U.S. Census Bureau needs to hire 8,500 census takers in Minnesota. Diverse candidates and candidates who know locally significant languages (Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Oromo, Amharic, Karen and Vietnamese) are encouraged to apply. Shifts are flexible with full-time, part-time, weekend and evening shifts available.

Get more information and apply at https://2020census.gov/en/jobs.

Visit https://www.ramseycounty.us/your-government/projects-initiatives/ramsey-county-and-2020-census

City of Saint Paul residents and businesses can apply in person for 2020 park permits beginning Thursday, January 2, 2020. A lottery will be held at the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Como Maintenance Office, located at 1100 North Hamline Ave, and will open at 6:30 a.m. with lottery numbers issued from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Due to the high demand for certain dates and locations, the lottery system is used to give residents and businesses an equal opportunity to make reservations for in-demand picnic shelter and pavilion locations and dates.

Park permits will be issued starting at 7:01 a.m. to customers using a random lottery system. Customers arriving after 7:00 a.m. will be issued permits on a first-come, first-served basis after all the lottery customers have been served. Lottery numbers may not be transferred to other customers.

Phone reservations not accepted until January 3. Beginning February 1, the online shelter permits will be available.

For details, visit https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/parks-recreation/permits-rentals

Parks & Recreation have programs for youth during Saint Paul Public School winter break.

Winter Break Activities with St. Paul Parks & Recreation

Parks & Recreation have programs for youth during Saint Paul Public School winter break,

Dec. 23-24, 30-31 and Jan. 2-3. 

Winter Blast: 1-4 PM for youth in 1st – 5th grades, free;

No School Days – Winter: all-day programs at select rec. centers, $5 per day;

Winter New Year’s Dance: Wilder Rec Center, Dec. 30th, 5-7 PM.

Visit https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/parks-recreation/programs/no-school-day-programs to find programs, details, and to register.

Eight Level III offenders are relocating into St. Paul. At least one is moving into the Payne-Phalen area.

A community notification meeting about these offenders will be held Wednesday Dec. 18, 2019 at 6pm at the St. Paul Police Department, Community Room, Western District, 389 Hamline Ave N, Saint Paul, MN.

There will be a City Council Public Hearing on the CARP on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.  Public Hearings begin at 5:30 p.m., in City Council Chambers (3rd floor) in Saint Paul City Hall, 15 Kellogg Blvd West.  Russ Stark, Chief Resilience Officer, will make a presentation on the CARP prior to the hearing and then members of the public will be invited to speak. 

The current version of the CARP can be found at https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/mayors-office/climate-action-planning/climate-action-resilience-draft-plan.

You can provide your feedback about the plan to the City Council or simply come and show your support for the Plan and its passage. All comments previously received via the City’s website or via e-mail will be attached on the Council agenda for the Council’s review and consideration.  There is an online feedback form at the website above.

Find the City Council Agenda at https://stpaul.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

Face to Face will be hosting a youth self-care day for ages 11-24.

Saturday, December 21, 2019,

10 am – 3 pm, at

1165 Arcade Street, St. Paul 55106.

Lunch provided.

Home

A community clinic and drop-in center,

Face to Face supports youth ages 11 to 24 with health care, mental health services, and basic needs services for youth experiencing homelessness.

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