Jane Bogner
Solano Group

Help Needed - Get Involved Locally

Solano Group has teamed up with several local movements to preserve and protect areas from development. Please get out and help these groups in your hometown.

• Benicia - Protect Our Waterfront
  In November, 2004, the Benicia City Council adopted the initiative to re-zone the waterfront from "commercial" to "waterfront park." We will not, therefore, have to put it on the ballot in March. Their decision was based on the two advisory measures on November 2nd. The Council's limited development measure (Measure B) was defeated and the park initiative measure (Measure C) passed by the highest margin in Benicia history, almost 70%. So thank you to the Sierra Club for your efforts! Susan Street, Chair Protect Our Waterfront, 747-1930, 745-5477 or bstreet@pacbell.net.
• Fairfield/ Suisun City
  Potrero Hills Landfill is planning an expansion. They are located just past Lawler Ranch on Highway 12 which is also just south of Travis Air Force base and 2 miles from a 8500-acre Wildlife Preserve. We are watching it with Yoshida and Dwight. The EIR should be out soon. Contact Citizens Against the Dump Expansion to sign the petition limiting expansion. INFO www.aceconservator.com or antar5@sbcglobal.net or 644-9183
• Vacaville
  Vacaville Friends of Lagoon Valley, Marian Conning, 447-7356.
• Vallejo - Vallejo Waterfront Coalition
  Celebrate Vallejo's historic waterfront and support its sustainable development by attending the "Romancing the Waterfront" Valentine's Ball fund raiser on Saturday, February 12, 2005 at 7:00 PM. It will be a fun-filled evening of music, dancing, appetizers, no-host bar, silent auction, raffle and prizes! This event is being held at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum in the Old City Hall building at 734 Marin Street in Vallejo. Your generous donation of $25 per person will help the Vallejo Waterfront Coalition save Vallejo's historic waterfront. For more information, contact the Coalition at (707) 645-3186 or info@VallejoWaterfrontCoalition.org.
• Solano County
  Solano County Regional Park "Friends of Solano Regional Park District" c/o Brent Schoradt 707 427-2308 or bschoradt@greenbelt.org.

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VALCORE Community Recycling: Check out www.VALCORErecycling.org and www.recycle-guide.com for Solano county recycling info. Solano Group and 7 other nonprofits run this recycling center.

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NEW HOURS @ VALCORE Recycling

• New Hours: Monday through Saturday
• Donation: 9am - 5pm (4:30 in winter)
• CRV Buy Back: 10am - 5pm (4:30 in winter)
• CLOSED FOR LUNCH 1pm - 2pm

Donate your cans to Sierra Club during CRV Buy Back hours.

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VALCORE 2005 Recycling Workdays: Feb 19, April 9, June 4, July 16, August 27, September 17, November 12. We work from 9 am to Noon. $50 is offered to volunteer supervisors for their favorite classroom or environmental project. Call 644-9183.

Thanks to Debbie Surani, Janet Schunk and Kitty Powell for helping at Farmers Market on Dec. 11 and to Nancy McCoy and Jane Bogner for unloading Xmas trees in the rain on Jan 8.

Thanks to all for bringing their valuable recyclables to Vallejo.

We really appreciate all the help and to all of you who help out anonymously. I know you are out there and really appreciate the support.

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Wanted: VALCORE Board Replacement

Solano Group has been a member of VALCORE Recycling since 1985. Jane Bogner has been our representative off and on since 1988. Guess what, she needs a break.