| | | California’s local roadway system is on the brink of failure, according to a new study presented to the Board of Supervisors today. The California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment, prepared by the California State Association of Counties and the League of California Cities, has concluded that without significant additional state investment, the local road system throughout California will deteriorate and eventually fail.More... | |  |
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|  | People interacting with seniors – from doctors to handymen – are needed to participate in a survey to catalogue the efforts already in place to prevent falls. The Solano County Fall Prevention Partnership will use the information gathered to design effective fall prevention efforts and programs.
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|  In March 2010, more than 130 million addresses across the nation will receive a census form. One of the shortest census forms in history, the 2010 Census form asks 10 questions and takes only 10 minutes to complete. Completing your census form is easy, important and safe. Your participation is essential to ensuring a brighter tomorrow for our community.
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|  Solano County residents can use this free prescription drug discount cards to get an average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs.
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 | |  A ceremonial check presentation on Friday (Jan. 29) officially acknowledged a $2.2 million stimulus grant to build a County dental clinic in Vacaville for Solano County residents. U. S. Rep. George Miller (D-Martinez) presented the check to Supervisor John Vasquez among a small crowd of local officials and dentists. The event also kicks off local National Children's Dental Health Month activities.
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| People voluntarily retiring early will save the County an estimated $2.3 million this fiscal year and another $18 million over the next two fiscal years, according to a staff report being presented to the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 2.
The report shows a total of 69 people, or 45 percent of the 156 eligible employees, participated in the Early Retirement Incentive program that offered an extra two years service credit if they retired by Dec. 23, 2009. The projected impact on the County's General Fund will be a savings of about $1 million for the remainder of this fiscal year and $4.9 million in each of the next two fiscal years.
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| Researchers for two government agencies will be knocking on Solano County doors in the coming months looking to understand the community better. They will be easy to identify. The researchers will be wearing ID badges from the U.S. Census Bureau or the National Opinion Research Center. Local law enforcement officials, as well as the researchers, encourage residents to ask to see the identification badges. Residents are asked to report suspicious individuals to their local police agency.
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