Murrieta Hosts Spooktacular Events to Celebrate Halloween

Saturday, October 30 the City’s Police and Parks and Recreation departments will join together for a spooktacular time. Murrieta PD will offer a “trunk-or-treat” style Goodies for Goblins event from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. along the loop road of Town Square Park and the Community Services Department will follow that event with a Dark-in-the-Park movie featuring Beetlejuice beginning at 7 p.m. at the park’s amphitheater. Both events are free to the public to attend. For additional information, please refer to the City’s website Upcoming Special Events Page or contact staff at (951) 304-PARK (7275).

The Drifters Car Club is hosting its eighth annual Murrieta Rod Run benefitting the Murrieta Oak Grove Institute. The event is set to take place Friday, October 8 and Saturday, October 9 along Washington Avenue in Historic Downtown Murrieta. Friday’s event is the Cruise Night from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday’s event is the Rod Run vehicle showcase from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. where the public can get a closer look at the classic cars, peek under the hood, and talk to the owners. The event is free to the public with music and entertainment as well as lots of food and vendors. Additional details are available at their website: murrietarodrun.com. 

For more information about Fire Prevention Week, October 3-9, 2021, visit fpw.org.

A lifelong learner, Chief Lantzer earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from San Diego State University and a Bachelor’s Degree from California State University, Long Beach. He is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy, the Los Angeles Fire Department Leadership Academy, and is credentialed as a Chief Fire Officer by the Commission on Professional Credentialing (part of the Center for Public Safety Excellence). For nearly ten years he has served as an accreditation peer assessor and peer team leader for the Center for Public Safety Excellence. Assigned as accreditation manager, he guided Murrieta Fire & Rescue toward accredited agency status in 2017, the first agency in Riverside County to achieve this elite designation.

The Murrieta community wishes Chief Lantzer and his family well on the next phase of his journey. We thank you for your years of dedicated service. The City of Murrieta will present Chief Lantzer with a proclamation at the upcoming October 5 City Council Meeting, celebrating his service to the community. The meeting begins at 6 p.m.

The City Clerk's Office has been busy! The 2021 redistricting process has begun and there are a variety of community meetings and other ways for residents to get involved. Please visit the recently launched redistricting website at murrietaca.gov/redistricting.

The City Clerk team will also facilitate filling the upcoming vacancy on City Council. Please visit murrietaca.gov/cityclerk to learn more about how qualified residents can apply to fill the City Council District 5 seat. In addition, Murrieta's Planning Commission has a new vacancy. Residents can apply on the City's website until October 27, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

Here are links directly to information about these City Clerk's Office initiatives:

On September 21, the City's Finance and Public Works and Engineering departments brought the 2021/22 - 2025/26 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) before City Council. It was unanimously approved with a variety of major projects that will impact Murrieta residents. The adoption of this five-year plan established a $2.8 million budget for new projects and an additional $6.1 million for existing projects. The total CIP budget is approximately $64.4 million.

The projects include:

Check out the full approved CIP on our website.

Library Offers Programming, Creates a Seed Library, Hosts a New Exhibit 

To stay current with what’s happening at the Murrieta Public Library and have a chance to win a prize every month, sign up for the Library’s monthly Newsletter. Please go to bit.ly/murlib to sign up. As always, the staff is available to answer questions Monday through Saturday during regular business hours by calling (951) 304-BOOK (2665). 

On September 21, 2021 the Murrieta City Council awarded a construction contract with American Asphalt South, Inc. This near $3 million contract will apply slurry seal material to 10 million square feet of primarily residential streets, which account for approximately 25% of the City’s residential streets.

The project is tentatively scheduled to begin October 4 with weed removal and crack filling prior to the slurry material placement. A map and list of the streets included in this project can be found on the City’s Public Works projects webpage.

On Tuesday, October 5, Raising Cane's will have the grand opening of its Murrieta location at 24655 Madison Avenue. Visit their website to learn more about this fast casual favorite!

In mid-October, Murrieta Roadhouse plans to open at 40345 Murrieta Hot Springs Road. Their menu will feature top of the line meats with line dancing entertainment from its serving staff daily. Finally, Toast Murrieta will be opening soon in the Madison Marketplace at Madison Avenue and Murrieta Hot Springs Road.

For the latest updates on restaurant and other business openings, following the City on social media: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

The Active Duty Military Banner Program honors current, active duty military personnel who are residents of Murrieta. This is a free program offered by the City of Murrieta. Information and the application can be found on the City’s website at City of Murrieta - Active Duty Military Banner Program or from staff by calling (951) 304-PARK (7275).

The City’s Alternative Recreation Program (“ARP”) offers activities for special needs and differently-abled adults 18 years and older at least once each month. Program activities include dances, potlucks, movies, field trips, and pool parties. Most activities take place at the Community Center on Fridays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. There is a nominal fee of $2 per participant and guardians or caregivers are free except for field trip admissions where prices are to be determined. There will be two gatherings for October: the Friday, October 8 event will have everyone dining al fresco and the Friday, October 22 event will be the annual Halloween costume party. Please refer to the City’s Alternative Recreation Program web page or contact staff at (951) 304-PARK (7275) with any questions.

On Saturday, November 6, the City of Murrieta will host a free community shredding event for Murrieta residents. Located in the back of the Murrieta City Hall parking lot (1 Town Square), residents can drop off their documents to shred between 8 a.m. and noon. More information will be shared on the City's website, social media, and throughout the community.

Through December 31, 2021, we will be honoring 30 years of cityhood with weekly #throwbackthursday posts and a growing collection of photos and stories at www.MurrietaCA.gov/30th.

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