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Halloween Safety Tips and Events, and Red Hill News

Read about fall news in San Anselmo, including scarecrows, goblins, pumpkins and leaves, and more.

Halloween Safety Tips  

The Marin County School/Law Enforcement Partnership offers the following Halloween tips:

  • Consider fire safety when decorating. Don’t overload electrical outlets with holiday lighting or special effects, and don’t block exit doors.
  • Always keep jack o’lanterns and hot electric lamps away from drapes, decorations, flammable materials or areas where children will be standing or walking.
  • Supply flashlights for all trick-or-treaters and escorts.
  • Accompany young children on their neighborhood rounds.
  • Remind trick-or-treaters to stay in a group, stay in well-lit areas on sidewalks or at the farthest edge of a roadway (facing traffic), and obey all traffic rules.

 

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Fall News in the Downtown

Scarecrows - Many thanks to the downtown merchants who put together the wonderful collection of scarecrows adorning our street light poles.

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Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin - The contest to guess the weight of the Great Pumpkin out in front of Town Hall has been very popular. The person who guesses the weight closest to the pumpkin’s actual weight will receive four tickets to our Breakfast with Santa event, along with a nice surprise. Entry forms are available by the pumpkin near the front door of , next to the police station. The winner will be selected on Thursday, Oct. 27, after the Goblin’s Parade.

Goblin Parade - will be held on Thursday, Oct. 27, beginning at 5 p.m. Goblins, ages 0 to 7, are invited to meet at the U.S. Bank beginning at 5 p.m. to join the parade down San Anselmo Avenue. The parade will end at the downtown fire station for cookies and juice!

Red Hill Shopping Center

The is that they are winding down their construction as of the end of October. This will allow the merchants in the center to operate through the holidays without the distraction of construction.  The center will get its finishing touches in January.

House Numbers

In order to ensure prompt emergency services when the need arises, please be sure that your house or business address numbers are clearly legible from the street. Police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and those that drive ambulances and rescue equipment need these numbers. They will tell you that hidden, unlighted or non-existent address numbers can be a major time waster when seconds count. 

Here is a checklist to see how your home or business measures up:

  • House numbers must be at least 4” tall to ensure visibility. 
  • Business address numbers must be at least 6” tall.
  • Numbers should be set on a background of a contrasting color and clearly legible in varying degrees of daylight.
  • Numbers should be plain block numerals that are easily read.
  • Numbers should be illuminated or located near a light so they are clearly visible at night.
  • Properties on corner lots should have address numbers that face the street named in the address.
  • For a house a significant distance from the street, or if the view of the house is blocked by trees or shrubs, house numbers should be on a sign attached to a fence, mailbox or a post near the street, as well as on the house.

Fall Leaves 

With fall just about here, the Public Works Department would like to remind all residents to keep curb areas free of leaves and other debris. It’s easy to get rid of once it’s picked up – our garbage company provides pickup of yard waste in cans or boxes for all customers. 

Please don’t just rake leaves into your curb area, hoping that the street sweeper will come by and pick them up. The sweeper can’t cover the entire town, and leaves left in curb areas will clog drains quickly when winter rains arrive.

And, as a reminder, the town has an ordinance that limits the use of motorized leafblowers to Monday, Thursday and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Residents who pick up their leaves should keep an eye on neighborhood drains and clear clogs during storms to keep winter storm water flowing where it’s supposed to be.

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