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The warming trend that we thought was coming our way has not materialized, and still our weather is pretty darn nice. Our highs through the weekend look to be in the low 70's with a thicker marine layer keeping the heat away for at least another week or so. Hope to see you around the neighborhood!

Finances For Teens

Did you know that Southland Credit Union provides a free to everyone education center? You'll find resources to help you and your family on your path to financial wellness. From self-paced interactive courses, to videos and in-person seminars, Southland offers something for anyone, at any age. This time we are featuring their Teen Financial Wellness Program. that focuses on budgeting, saving, and investing. These interactive courses are broken down into short (less than 15 minute) modules that are packed with information and still easy to understand. Check them out.

Bulky Item Drop off - 5/14

The RCSD in conjunction with CR&R (our waste haulers) is holding a bulky item drop-off on Saturday, May 14th from 9:00 to Noon at Rush Park. If you have bulky items that you'd like to clear out of your home, this is the time. Please note that no items over 8 feet in length can be accepted and the complete list of acceptable items can be found here. 

Remember too that, you can have CR&R pick up bulky items from your home twice a year for no additional charge. Each pick-up can include 4 bulky items. You can schedule these pickups here on the CR&R website. Just  click the "bulky items" link on the right.

After hearing feedback from the community on the new waste collection system currently being put in place by CR&R and discussing various options, the RHA sent a proposed change in the system to Supervisor Do and the County for consideration.

The feedback is based on what many in the community see as a reduction in service for our residents. The new system provides three carts, one for each category of waste that is collected: recycled waste, green waste, and general non-recycled waste. In the past, customers could use all three carts on any given week if they had a large volume of green waste or recyclable waste, or general waste.

The new system with the fixed designation of carts by the color of the lid leaves customers with only a single cart for each category. In times of heavy pruning or leaf drop, many customers in the past filled all three undesignated containers with green waste, so the new system clearly reduces the volume of green waste a customer can put out on any given week.

Additionally, CR&R stated at a public information meeting held by the Rossmoor Community Services District last year that it would supply a fourth cart for green waste at a customer’s request at no charge. In fact, the company is charging for that additional bin.

Our proposal is a very simple redesign of the CR&R system, in which it would provide three carts that can be designated with a placard on the carts that indicate the type of waste in the cart. This would allow residents to select which carts are for which type of waste collection on a week-to-week basis.

We believe this proposal would improve service to CR&R’s customers and actually reduce costs. The full letter is available here.