January–February 2017 / Volume 17 / Issue 1
City of Elk Grove
NEWSLETTER Opening the City’s Checkbook
Access Open Checkbook online via checkbook.elkgrovecity.org or Open Budget from budget.elkgrovecity.org.
Ever wonder how much the City spends on paper? There’s an app for that. “Open Checkbook” is a new application, launched by the City of Elk Grove, designed to let users easily explore the City’s expenses. In a continued effort to promote transparency and to help you better understand your government, this interactive, online platform offers you a way to review the City’s expenditure information on a computer or mobile device. Open Checkbook displays the City’s expense transaction information down to invoice details and offers users the ability to convert data from graphics to tables, download raw data, and even evaluate how the City’s spending has changed over time. Open Checkbook builds upon the financial resources available to you. Last June, the Open Budget tool was released in concurrence with the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Budget. Open Budget displays revenue sources and expenditures for the City’s yearly operating and capital improvement budgets down to line-item details.
Elk Grove Night with the Kings
Sunday, February 12, 6:00 p.m. Golden 1 Center
Head to the new Golden 1 Center and experience a Kings Basketball game with your friends and neighbors at this special night celebrating our city! Purchase discount tickets in sections reserved especially for Elk Grove fans through the City’s website! A portion of your purchase will support the Elk Grove Food Bank Services efforts in securing a new building to serve the estimated 4,000 residents who depend on their services each month. Buy your tickets before they sell out! Visit www.elkgrovecity.org
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Try Sacramento Regional Transit (RT) for FREE and avoid downtown traffic. Park at the Franklin Station (see map below), show your Sunday, February 12 Kings game ticket at the Elk Grove RT booth, and receive a complimentary pass to ride light rail to Golden 1 Center. Plus, receive another complimentary RT pass to use any time in the future! Visit gosacrt.com or call 321-BUSS (2877) for everything you need to know about riding RT to Golden 1 Center.
MAY 13
One of the premiere cycling events of the world, the Amgen Tour of California, will begin Stage 3 of the Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease Women’s Race Empowered with SRAM right here in Elk Grove on May 13. Not only is this a chance to watch world class athletes but an opportunity for Elk Grove, as the host city, to bring teams, reporters, fans, and attention from around the world into our very own backyard. For coverage about race routes, stage and tour information, visit amgentourofcalifornia.com. Information about Stage 3 will also be available on the City’s web site at www.elkgrovecity.org as it becomes available.
INSIDE:
Page 2 • Citizenship in Action • Kindergarten Registration Starts January 5 • Say “So Long” to Single-Use Plastic Bags • Get Updates on Local Development Projects • Map Your Future Page 3 • Changes to California’s Car Seat Law • FREE Chips and Chow for Elk Grove Pets • Avoid a Flood of Problems Page 4 • 2017 Bulky Waste Pickup Schedule Page 5 • 2017 Recycling & Green Waste Calendar
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Get to the Game on Light Rail – Park and Ride RT for Free!
2017 Amgen Tour of California Rolls Through Elk Grove
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Page 6 • For The Love of Music • Take a Bow • Teen Idol Open Auditions • Elk Grove Fine Arts Center 5th Annual Fine Art Competition and Show