As part of this process, the public is invited to submit district boundary suggestions. Proposed maps must be received on or before January 3.

Paper Mapping Tools: Submit proposed maps using paper mapping tools, available on the City of Folsom By-District Election webpage. Paper maps are also available at the Folsom Public Library and at Folsom City Hall/City Attorney’s Office, located at 50 Natoma Street (second floor), Folsom, CA 95630.

Online Mapping Tools: Create and submit proposed district maps using an online mapping tool, available on the City of Folsom website.

Learn more at www.folsom.ca.us/districtelections. For more information, contact City Attorney Steven Wang at 916-461-6025 or attydept@folsom.ca.us.

For more information about the proposed rate increases and how to submit a written protest, visit www.folsom.ca.us/utilityrates.

Folsom will honor the nation's veterans at the 21^st annual Wayne Spence Folsom Veterans Day Parade starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, November 11. The parade stages in the Target/Home Goods parking lot, and begins on East Bidwell Street near Montrose Drive. The parade will travel westbound on E. Bidwell Street, northbound on Coloma Street, and will proceed to Natoma Street. The parade will finish at Folsom City Lions Park with a brief ceremony to honor local veterans at the Veterans Memorial.

This year’s parade lineup includes more than 2,000 participants with marching bands, floats, classic cars, horseback riders, color guards, and a variety of community groups. The parade is held rain or shine; for more information call 916-461-6615 or email tocampo@folsom.ca.us. 

The use of dangerous and illegal fireworks is prohibited within all areas of the City of Folsom. Learn more. 

When you are changing the batteries on your smoke alarms Sunday, it's also the perfect time to check the alarm's expiration date. The Office of the State Fire Marshal requires all smoke alarms to have either the manufactured date or the expiration date printed on the device. Smoke alarms need to be replaced every 10 years, and most carbon monoxide alarms should be replaced every five years. For more information, call the City of Folsom Fire Department at 916-461-6300 or visit www.folsom.ca.us/fire. 

Looking to spruce up the curb appeal of your business, office, or school and save water? The Regional Water Authority, in coordination with the City of Folsom, is offering free landscape irrigation and plant upgrades with professional installation included! The program is open to commercial, industrial, and institutional (e.g. schools and churches) properties located within five miles of the Lower American River. Each participating property can receive up to $15,000 of irrigation and plant upgrades to replace inefficient irrigation and high water use plants and grasses. Upgrades can include turf conversion to low water use plants, high efficiency sprinkler heads, weather-based irrigation controllers, drip irrigation, native trees, and more.

This program is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact rwaciiprogram@gmail.com or call 916-967-7653 to learn more and to find out if your property is eligible. Installation of upgrades will be scheduled starting this winter and into the spring.

Folsom Parks & Recreation offers a variety of day camps for kids and teens over the Thanksgiving school break. Selections include soccer, basketball, tennis, and Minecraft engineering with Legos. Find details and register online or call 916-461-6601 for more information.

Do you love the arts and want to be part of the dynamic Folsom Art Center as an instructor? Folsom Parks & Recreation is looking for additional staff to teach adult-level watercolor and drawing classes. These are contract positions and payment is based on a percentage split off enrollment. Classes typically take place a few hours per week for four weeks and would begin in January. Email Cindy Abraham at cabraham@folsom.ca.us or call 916-461-6601 for more information.

This annual family event returns for the 11^th year with its popular seasonal cheer! Thousands of bright and colorful lights, sparkling ornaments and trees, lighted animal figures, and displays transform the zoo sanctuary with holiday spirit. Local caroling groups and musicians provide the merry sounds of the season, and the Folsom Valley Railway miniature train provides special nighttime rides.

Wild Nights and Holiday Lights is open from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. December 10-12 and December 17-23 (weather permitting; heavy rains will cancel). All proceeds from the event benefit the zoo sanctuary animals.

New this year: to provide an enhanced experience for guests, admission and train rides are limited each night of the event and tickets for both are date-specific. Event admission is $10/person and train tickets are $5/person; admission and train rides are free for ages under 2 years. Due to the limited number of admissions, advance ticket purchase is strongly encouraged.

Advance ticket sales begin Friday, November 5 – purchase online at http://webtrac.folsom.ca.us. Advance tickets may also be purchased at the Folsom Parks & Recreation registration counter, 48 Natoma Street (open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday). Follow Facebook.com/FolsomParksandRec for daily event updates, ticket availability, and potential weather-related schedule changes. Call 916-461-6601 for questions.

For more information and to provide more detailed feedback about the Folsom Active Transportation Plan, please visit the public input map. Contact Brett Bollinger, City of Folsom Senior Trails Planner, to receive notifications and information of upcoming events and plan updates, and to submit questions or comments about the project.