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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 THE FRIDAY FLYER A-5 County, Elsinore, Menifee approve fire contracts
BY SHARON RICE
EDITOR, THE FRIDAY FLYER
Earlier this week, the County of Riv- erside Board of Supervisors and the Lake Elsinore and Menifee City Coun- cils approved the contracts that will al- low the City of Canyon Lake to receive automatic fire and emergency medical response from Stations 94 and 97 in Lake Elsinore and Station 5 in Menifee (Quail Valley) for a period of one year.
The City of Canyon Lake has been operating under a Local State of Emer- gency since July 1, after the City Coun- cil chose not to renew the $1.8 million per year (and going up) contract with Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire for bud- getary reasons.
During this time, American Medical Response ambulance service has been responding to medical emergencies in the community, and when a fire engine has been needed, County Fire Chief John Hawkins told City officials the
County was sending the “closest avail- able resource” – which usually turned out to be county engines from Perris, Murrieta or Corona.
Even though the City of Canyon Lake was willing to pay per response from the neighboring stations, the County appar- ently was not willing to send engines from those stations. Now with the one- year contracts approved, 911 dispatch- ers automatically will send engines from Lake Elsinore and Menifee.
As part of the agreement, the City will be paying $1.15 million for a total of five personnel divided between the cities of Lake Elsinore and Menifee, as well as administrative support from the County of Riverside. Station 60, how- ever, will remained closed until Canyon Lake’s municipal fire station is up and running.
For more information about the new Fire Services contracts, visit www. cityofcanyonlake.org.
Engine 10 from Graham St. in Lake Elsinore was the first responder to what appeared to be a medical emergency in the Towne Center Wednesday; AMR ambulance service arrived shortly after Engine 10. It has been reported the new contracts won't be effective until October 1.
Citywide Cleanup Day will be held Sat., October 10
CR&R and the City of Canyon Lake will provide an opportunity to con- veniently dispose of bulky items like e-waste, old furniture, appliances and more on Saturday, May 2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot at Canyon Lake Community Church, 30515 Rail- road Canyon Rd.
Items that will be accepted are nor- mal household trash, tree trimmings (bundled in four-foot lengths), couches, tables, appliances, mattresses, concrete, asphalt, sod, lumber, motor oil, anti- freeze, used car/motorcycle batteries, and e-waste that is banned from landfills such as computers, monitors, televi-
sions, etc. For more information, contact CR&R at 800-755-8112.
Items that will not be accepted at the Citywide Cleanup event are paints, sol- vents, light bulbs/fluorescents that are intact, and hazardous household items such as cleaning solutions, liquids, bleach, pool chemicals and pesticides. These items may be disposed of on the first Saturday of each month (except De- cember and January), from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Household Hazardous Waste City Maintenance Facility in Lake Elsinore, 521 N. Langstaff St.
Goodwill Donations
At the same time, Canyon Lake Com-
munity Church will be accepting Good- will donations such as clothing, non- perishable food, bedding, etc. Donations are appreciated and will help families in the community.
Pet Donations
Animal Friends of the Valley also will be accepting donations of bleach, cat food, dog food (Pedigree and Iams), towels and pet beds for the animals.
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