Tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 8, is the General Election. Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Vote-by-mail ballots can be dropped off at any official drop boxes by 8 p.m. on Election night for secure pickup and direct delivery to the main Elections Office in Santa Barbara for ballot processing. In Carpinteria, official drop boxes are located at City Hall and Casas de las Flores. For additional information, including a tool to look up polling places, visit sbcvote.com/
The Carpinteria City Council will hold a conceptual review for a Palms Hotel proposal at its next regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m. A prospective buyer for the Palms building at 701 Linden Ave. has proposed a change of use from a restaurant, office, and five residential apartments to a 17-room hotel and attached bar/café.
The City will provide both in-person and virtual attendance and participation options for the meeting. Details for how to participate and numerous ways for the public to provide comments can be found in the agenda at https://bit.ly/3Wuaj0P.
The City of Carpinteria has added five new vehicles to its Public Works, Code Enforcement and Parks & Rec fleet in the last three years. The new trucks replace vehicles that were 20 years old. Keeping City staff safe and operating efficiently and effectively, the new vehicles were purchased with funds from Measure A, the ½-cent transportation sales tax approved by Santa Barbara County voters in 2008.
The Carpinteria Community Pool has announced November’s afternoon closures due to Carpinteria High School water polo games. The pool will close at 2:30 p.m. on the following dates: Nov. 1, 15 and 18. Full day closures for holidays are scheduled for Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and winter holidays. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/CarpinteriaPool.
The City of Carpinteria is seeking a Civil Engineer for planning, design, and/or review of capital improvement and land development projects. The position requires preparation of engineering plans, reports, studies, specifications, calculations, and cost estimates including researching and analyzing data. Learn more about the job and how to apply at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/carpinteriaca/.
Cox Communications will be performing Scheduled Network Maintenance that is expected to interrupt service to some customers on Wednesday, Nov. 2 between midnight to 6 a.m. All efforts will be taken to minimize the time that service is down during the scheduled network infrastructure repair.
At its Oct. 24 meeting, the Carpinteria City Council awarded David Griggs mayoral recognition for his long service as the Director/Curator of the Carpinteria Valley Historical Society and Museum. Griggs recently retired after serving in the role for 36 years. Under his stewardship, the Historical Society and Museum provided educational opportunities to thousands of school children and adults, operated its popular Museum Marketplace, and became a self-sufficient and self-sustaining organization. The Council commended Griggs on his industrious efforts in making the museum a valuable repository of the community’s cultural history for future generations to explore. Griggs thanked the City Council and noted, “It’s a blessing to go to work and love what you do every day.”
The City of Carpinteria is hiring an Accounting Specialist who will assist finance staff with various accounting duties. This position includes preparation and maintenance of financial records and reports, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, business licenses, and payroll. A first review of applicants will take place on Nov 9. If you or anyone you know would be a good fit, please learn more at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/carpinteriaca
The City of Carpinteria Aquatics team announced that Nico Kalin is the Standout Staff Member for the month of September. Nico has worked for the city for five years in many roles, including pool lifeguard, beach lifeguard and Junior Lifeguard Instructor. When he is not working, Nico enjoys surfing, sleeping and eating burritos. Nico was a Carpinteria Junior Lifeguard, and learned to swim at Carpinteria Community Pool. Thank you for all that you do, Nico!
The Carpinteria City Council will hold its next regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 24 at 5:30 p.m. In accordance with State guidance, the City will provide both in-person and virtual attendance and participation options for the meeting.
Members of the public may attend the meeting at City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. or view the meeting live at www.carpinteria.ca.us, on Government Access Television Channel 21 or by logging into the Zoom webinar.
The following topics are highlights of the agenda. Additional details and numerous ways for the public to provide comments can be found at https://bit.ly/3z4HP3t. Comments posted on social media will not be provided to council members.
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