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Plant a Tree at Sunset Creek on Saturday, February 4
Come and plant a tree at Sunset Creek on Saturday, February 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is invited to participate in this fun outdoor classroom activity with Arcata Elementary School students. Meet in front of the school, located at 2400 Baldwin Street, Arcata, at 9 a.m. and wear work clothes and closed-toe shoes or boots. Call (707) 825-2163 for more information.
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City Offices Closed 12 - 2 p.m., Tuesday, February 7
Arcata City Hall will be closed from 12 - 2 p.m., Tuesday, February 7, for the Annual City Employee Service Recognition Ceremony. All City services will resume at 2 p.m. through the end of the business day at 5 p.m.
Come to a Free "Living on Shaky Ground" Class on Tuesday, February 7
Are you ready for the Big One? The City of Arcata, California Emergency Management Agency and Humboldt State University's Regional Training Institute host a free class, "Living on Shaky Ground: How to Survive Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Northern California," on Tuesday, February 7, from 6 - 8:10 p. m. at the Arcata Community Center's Senior Room, 321 Community Park Way, Arcata. Call (707) 499-0754 to reserve your seat.
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LDS "A" Street Meeting House Demolition Appeal Information
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints applied for a building permit to demolish their "A" Street meeting house on October 31. The Arcata City Council initiated an appeal about details of the demolition and held a public hearing on the matter at its December 7 meeting. The Council will hold another public hearing at its February 15, 2012 meeting. Click here for detailed project status information or come to the Community Development Department to review the documents. Watch Planning Commission and Historic and Design Review Commission public hearings on the issue through links on this page.
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AHS Students Shine at 2011 Student Government Day
Arcata High School students and their community and City mentors wrangled with the Plaza Halloween issue at a mock Council meeting this week. The meeting was part of AHS' Student Government Day 2011, a lesson on how government works. The mock Council decided to block off the McKinley statue on Halloween and form an ad-hoc working group to consider an organized Halloween Plaza event.
Read the AHS Student Article on the Mock Council Meeting