The City of Rialto is hosting its 11th Annual Rialto Family Festival on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, located at Rialto City Hall 150 S. Palm Ave. The 16th Annual Pollution Prevention Fair, 8th Annual Redevelopment Agency Housing Fair and 2nd Annual Fitness Day will be held in conjunction with the Rialto Family Festival.
The festival was developed by the Human Relations Commission of the City of Rialto to celebrate the diversity of the community. It's a fun day of free games and entertainment including: cross cultural center, K-9 demonstration, Fire Dept. vehicle extraction demonstration and much more. For more information, please contact the Rialto City Clerk's Office at (909) 820-2519.
The City of Rialto will begin asphalt work on three major city roadways. City Council awarded a contract on April 14, 2009 to All American Asphalt Company to rehabilitate and repair the following roadways:
- Ayala Drive, from Baseline Road to Riverside Avenue
- Riverside Avenue, from Ayala Drive to Baseline Road
- Baseline Road, from Riverside Avenue to Ayala Drive
These three roadways were used as a detour route during the construction of SR-210 freeway by SANBAG. A portion of Riverside Avenue is within the County of San Bernardino jurisdiction. Both the County and SANBAG have contributed funds to the City to undertake this roadway repair project. Additionally, the City will supplement the project funding using its own Measure I funds. more
As citizens are aware, current economic conditions continue to impact daily life and daily operations of local municipalities. One proposal to help balance a portion of the State's budget deficit suggests Sacramento should "borrow" property tax revenue from local governments. This would mean a combined revenue reduction of almost $1.6 million (8% reduction in property tax revenues) to the City of Rialto. This could result in a reduction of local services, including public safety, to our local population. For more information click here to access a staff report regarding Severe Financial Hardship that was approved by the City Council on May 26, 2009. Please take time to write to the City's State representatives and the Governor to express how this proposal would negatively impact the residents of Rialto. Click here to contact State policymakers.
JUDGE AGREES TO CITY, COUNTY LAWSUIT REQUEST
A U.S. Distict Court Judge has agreed to a request by the Cities of Rialto and Colton, the County, and other parties to dismiss without prejudice legal actions regarding groundwater contamination in the Rialto-Colton Basin. The order, signed June 13, 2008, will help facilitate settlement discussions between the various parties, officials said. City officials indicated that "if those negotiations stall, the Cities, and County, and other parties can reinstate their lawsuits within a year."