October 18, 2024

Spaghetti Bingo Tonight!

Our first Spaghetti Bingo of the school year is tonight! By the time this goes out we might be sold out, but check below to make sure. We look forward to seeing lots of happy kids there tonight!

There is still time to sign up to be part of our 5th annual Spooky Cruise. We see so many fun decorations up and would love to have you on the map! See below for more info.

The Tam Valley Speaker Series event with the League of Women Voters event was such a success last week! A big thank you to the presenters, the Parks & Recreation Commission and all who came out to learn more about the statewide ballot measures. We will have a fun event in November featuring local history, stay tuned for more details!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Brief Notes from the General Manager - Debris Day Report

I decided rather than provide quarterly updates, I would just include “Brief Notes from the General Manager” from time to time in the newsletter. “Brief Notes” would focus on a  “topic du jour,” which is Debris Day this time around.

We held our bi-annual Debris Day on October 5^th. Special thanks to all the residents who were prepared to show proof of residency, it really helped move the process along. A special ‘shout out” to the mom and her daughter who made a second trip to pour us cups of homemade lemonade. Very tasty and, greatly appreciated, given how hot it was that day. I should have taken their photo. Oddly, I only have one photo from this past Debris Day which is of the shredding truck and a resident dropping off shredding on her bike😊

We estimate approximately 250 vehicles came to Debris Day. Of the 250 vehicles, approximately 40% also dropped off shredding. We also tried to count vehicle return trips (approx. 40). Of the 40 trips, one resident came back 7-8 times. We both lost count after 6.

At the end of the day, the shredding truck was about ¾ full. We estimate that is the equivalent of 250 banker boxes of paper. We collected approximately 50 cubic yards (cy) of debris (2 large trucks full), 3 cy of e-waste (2 full bins), 4.5 cy of cardboard (a lot of banker boxes), and 50 cy of scrap metal (over 12,000 lbs.).

For your visual reference, a cubic yard is 3 ft. by 3 ft. by 3ft., which is the approximately size of a washing machine. Imagine a stack of 50 washing machines.

The next Debris Day is scheduled for May 2025. Household Hazardous Waste Day is also planned for sometime in May 2025.

Stay Tuned for the Next “Brief Notes.”



Thanks for reading.

Garrett

Highlights of the October 11^th Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting (PARC)

At its meeting, PARC discussed the following:

• The Chair and Vice Chair provided a summary of the report they made at the October 9^th TCSD Board meeting including the schedule for the Speaker Series.
•  Upcoming events such as Movie Night,
• Potential park improvements such as a shade structure or a sunshade at Kay Park
• Potential improvements to the Rock Garden at Flamingo
• Status of communication materials such as door hangers.
• Changing its regular meeting day.

PARC will now meet the 1^st Thursday of every month at 3pm in the Tam Valley Community Center. The next meeting is November 7^th.

Spooky Cruise - Sign Up!

Do you decorate for Halloween? Sign up for the Spooky Cruise and your house will be on our map and might win a prize!

Sign up by October 21 to be on the Spooky Cruise Map. Map will be posted on Wednesday, October 23.

We will be judging displays from October 24th through October 26th so have your lights on and creepy creatures on full display!

Click here to sign up.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Spaghetti Bingo

October 18th

Doors open at 6pm - dinner served at 6:30pm

Tam Valley Community Center

Join us for the first Spaghetti Bingo of the school year! We’ll have all you can eat spaghetti and sauce, yummy treats, several games of bingo and of course PRIZES!

$10 per person (kids under 3 are free)

Get your tickets here!

Movie Night - SAVE THE DATE!

November 8th - 6pm

Tam Valley Community Center

FREE

We're bringing movie night back! Join us for a fun evening in the Community Center with popcorn, snacks and a family friendly movie. Kids - wear your pjs, bring a pillow and get cozy. Feel free to bring your own snacks or dinner too!

Stay tuned for the movie....

RESOURCES

Fellowship Opportunity

TCSD is working with the Climate Corps to fill a one year fellowship to help support our SB 1383 Organics and Recycling compliance. If you are passionate about helping local governments reduce the waste they send to landfill and assisting with community outreach about waste laws and ordinances, then this may be an opportunity for you!

Find out more here.

Annual Firewise Community Meeting

Tuesday, October 29 - 6pm

Tam Valley Residents are encouraged to attend our Annual Tam Valley Firewise Community Meeting. Learn more about Firewise, how to get involved, efforts from your Southern Marin Fire District's Prevention Team, and more! Following the presentation an opportunity to ask questions will be available.

Register here for this meeting

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing specific Zoom credentials to join the meeting. Please feel free to share this information with other Tam Valley Community members that may be of interest.

Thank you so much for your attendance in advance.