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The City Council will hold a Special Meeting on Regular January 12 at 4 PM (TODAY). To view the agenda visit: City Council Agenda

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The Town is considering amendments to its restrictions on the use of small gas-powered garden equipment. This equipment includes leaf-blowers, outdoor vacuums, power lawn mowers, power washers, hedge trimmers, Roto-tillers, and other small equipment used in the general maintenance of landscaped areas. Proposed amendments include;

Gas-powered garden equipment would only be permissible Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. The use of gas-powered garden equipment would be prohibited on the weekends.
In addition to Monday through Friday hours, electrically powered garden equipment could be used Saturdays from 10 am to 5 pm and Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm.
Gas-powered garden equipment would be prohibited on any Spare the Air Day as declared by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The District uses the U.S. EPA’s Air Quality Index (AQI) and declares a Spare the Air Day when the AQI is above 100.
2-Stroke gas-powered leaf blowers would be prohibited in Atherton after January 1, 2023.
These restrictions would apply to all properties in Atherton - residential, educational, open space, and governmental.

A Public Hearing is scheduled for February 16, 2022, City Council Meeting. A link to the Council Agenda packets can be found HERE.

The Town has set up an online Poll to assist with gathering feedback on the proposed changes. Please visit the Poll HERE.

Veterans Services Office

The County of San Mateo Veterans Services Office is partnering with VA Loans of California to offer a free informational webinar on VA Home Loans.

VA Home loans have done away with limits that have rendered their use in high-priced markets like the Bay Area virtually useless, but an unfortunate side-effect is that many veterans in our area are still not aware of the benefits of VA Home loans.

Some of these benefits include;

• VA loans offer better terms and interest rates than most other home loans.

• 100% financing — typically, there is no down payment required for a VA loan, as long as the purchase sales price of the home does not exceed the appraised value of the home.

• There is no need for private mortgage insurance (PMI) or mortgage insurance premium (MIP). PMI is designed to protect a lender when the down payment for a home is less than 20% of the mortgage amount and MIP Federal Housing Administration (FHA) requires to self-insure your loan against potential loss.

• There is no penalty for paying off the loan early.

• Funding Fees are waived if you are Service-Connected at 10% or more.

You can also use a VA Home Loan to re-finance an existing loan.

Join a free informational webinar on February 2nd at 6:00 pm pst with VA Home loans expert Andrew Vierra who will provide an overview of the program followed by an opportunity for Questions and Answers.

Webinar link: https://smcgov.zoom.us/j/92378448780

Weekly Atherton "Did You Know?"

Did you know..... All residents can create an account on the CalWater website to monitor their monthly usage. To register for an account CLICK HERE.

City Clerk Anthony Suber
asuber@ci.atherton.ca.us

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