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Do you know that BART, with the approval of the City of El Cerrito, has included an option for a new El Cerrito library (that El Cerrito would have to pay for) in its Request For Qualifications sent to developers?
Some general information on BART’s Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) plans were presented to the El Cerrito City Council at their May 4th City Council meeting.
The City of El Cerrito Community Development Department’s information on the El Cerrito Plaza station TOD project is at http://el-cerrito.org/1381/Transit-Oriented-Development-TOD.
BART’s information on this TOD project is at https://www.bart.gov/about/business/tod/el-cerrito-plaza.
The next step in this project will occur on Tuesday, May 25 at 6:00 pm when the City of El Cerrito and BART will be co-hosting a virtual Community Meeting, along with the developer team selected for El Cerrito Plaza station TOD, to inform, and receive input from, the community.
Construction of this multi-year project is not likely to start before 2025. However, now is the time to become part of this process to insure your ideas and opinions are heard and influence the many decisions to be made.
El Cerrito library users and residents are encouraged to become part of the ongoing discussions of this possibility.
This information is provided as part of the El Cerrito Library Foundation’s participation in the National Voters Registration Day Program. It is important that we return our ballots in a timely manner. The purpose of this post is to help make that happen.
Everyone should have received their Vote By Mail (VBM) ballots by now. If you haven’t, go to Contra Costa County VBM Options or call the Contra Costa County Elections Office at (925) 335-7800 to see why.
Things to remember when you vote:
Sixteen Contra Costa County early voting sites will be open Friday October 30th from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm; Saturday October 31st from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; and Monday November 2nd from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Go to CCC Elections Office for a complete list.
Local early voting sites are:
Vote By Mail Ballots may be dropped off at any of the 37 CCC Official Outdoor Drop Boxes, available 24/7, or the six CCC Official Indoor Drop Boxes that are only open during business hours. For the location of these 43 Official Drop Boxes click here.
Local Official Outdoor Drop Boxes are located at:
Local Official Indoor Drop Boxes are located at:
* Only available during Library open hours: Tuesday 1:00 – 8:00 pm; Wednesday & Thursday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm; Friday & Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Other things to remember about voting in the November 3 election:
This secure ballot drop box is located on the parking lot side (South side) of the El Cerrito City Hall, 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530. It will be available to receive VBM ballots 24/7 from Tuesday, October 6 to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, November 3rd.
