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January 30: Enchanted Heights Sewer Connection Workshop
Enchanted Hills Elementary School, 6 pm, English; 7 pm, Spanish
Please join us to have your right-of-entry papers notorized free of charge. See event flyer for details: English | Spanish

Perris High School Student Honored as Volunteer of the Year
A Perris High School senior who has donated 1,000 hours of her time at City functions was named the 2011 Volunteer of the Year at the Volunteer and Sponsor Awards Dinner Show and banquet last week.
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- See photos from the Volunteer Awards Dinner on FaceBook

Warren Family to be Honored at Annual Pioneer Day
A family who moved to Perris during the Great Depression and started a business which served the community for more than 60 years will be honored Saturday at the annual Fred T. Perris Day and Pioneer Family Day. Read more...

Big League Dreams "Grand Slam" Opening
Perris City officials used a baseball term to describe the success at the opening of the Big League Dreams sports complex, an event that drew 2,000 spectators, several professional athletes and local and regional elected officials. Read more...

Sol y Mar Restaurant Now Open in Perris
Perris Mayor Daryl Busch led a contingent of City dignitaries and administrators at this week’s ribbon cutting for Sol y Mar restaurant, a steak and seafood eatery that officials say is exactly the kind of place needed to attract families and business clientele. Read more...

Enchanted Heights Meeting Outlines Next Phase of Construction
More than 250 Enchanted Heights residents attended a recent meeting to discuss the next crucial phase of a three-year $13-million sewer project that will dramatically improve the quality of life in the disadvantaged community on Perris’ western edge. Read more...

AQMD Funds Bring Hybrid Vehicles to Perris
The new Lincoln MKZ cars were purchased with funding provided through the Air Quality Management District as an incentive for the City to remove older, less fuel-efficient vehicles from its fleet. Read more...

Annual Snow Day Brings Sun & Snow for Perris Kids
Snow Day is always hugely popular with children and their parents, many who are native Californians who almost never get to snow up close.
- Read more about Snow Day in Perris...
- See photos on Facebook

Big League Dreams Perris Valley Has the "Wow"Factor
That’s the first impression that visitors to Big League Dreams Perris Valley sports complex usually get when they walk through the $25 million facility on Trumble Road east of Downtown. There’s plenty to be wowed about.
- Read more about the new Big League Dreams Perris Valley Facility...
- See photos on Facebook

Enchanted Heights Community Outreach Enters Next Phase
The City of Perris has begun the next phase of a community outreach effort in Enchanted Heights as work progresses on a new sewer system that will vastly improve the lives of the hundreds of residents living there. Read more...

Clayton St. Closed from December 12 to February 20
Clayton St. will be closed to through traffic between and Burton Rd. and 7th St and Ellis Ave for road construction. Questions? Call (951) 943-6504.
Notice and map in English | Notice and map in Spanish

Powerline Safety
Watch the SCE powerline safety public service announcement: SCE PSA...

Perris City Workers Put Finishing Touches on Habitat Home
Perris City workers traded in their computers and iPads Thursday for paint brushes, saws, drills and caulking guns as they went to work on the final phase of a Habitat for Humanity Home in the City’s historic Downtown.
- Read more about the Habitat for Humanity home
- See photos on Face Book

Rededicated Bob Long Park Sparkles with New Renovations
Perris officials Wednesday rededicated Bob Long Memorial Park, honoring a longtime City resident who started a youth baseball league, announced high-school football games and once staged a professional wrestling match during the annual Perris Potato Festival.
- Read more about the event
- See photos on Facebook

Interactive Community Map
Check out this new online resource to see the City with different informational overlays including zoning, flood map, streets, and more.

Perris Trail Master Plan
The City of Perris is preparing a Trail Master Plan to identify existing and future needs for bikeway and trail users.
  Perris Trails Website
 Trail Master Plan Survey
 
 

Enchanted Heights Project
The City of Perris and its partners at the county, regional and state level have embarked on a massive sewer project to improve the lives of Enchanted Heights residents and increase their property values.
 See the project web site...

74/215 Interchange Updates
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 See current Traffic Alerts...

Metrolink is Coming in 2012
The Metrolink™ Perris Valley Line extension will serve five new stations in Riverside County.
  Perris Valley Line web site...

Other Programs

• Low-cost Auto Insurance
  Learn more about CLCA...
• Gas Company Assistance Programs
  Click here to see if you qualify for discounts or assistance with your gas bill.
• Got Big Stuff to Dump? Call Cr&R to Haul it Away
  Residents can call CR&R once a week and request pickups.
  Bulky Item Pickup Program.
• We Tip Program
  WeTip is an independent, non-profit organization that lets you report crime anonymously.
• Riverside County S.A.F.E.
  S.A.F.E. seeks to increase public awareness of sexual predators and decrease sexually motivated crimes in Riverside county.
  Visit the S.A.F.E website...

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Rededicated Bob Long Park Sparkles with New Rennovations
Perris officials Wednesday rededicated Bob Long Memorial Park, honoring a longtime City resident who started a youth baseball league, announced high-school football games and once staged a professional wrestling match during the annual Perris Potato Festival.
- Read more about the event
- See photos on Facebook

First Tour de Perris a Resounding Success
Perris Mayor Daryl Busch said he would have been pleased to host 100 riders in the inaugural Tour De Perris bicycle ride, an event created to help the City celebrate its centennial.
- Read about the event
- See photos on Facebook

Perris Breaks Ground on New Fire Station
The state-of-the-art facility on a 1.5-acre site at F Street and San Jacinto Avenue will move Perris firefighters from a cramped and crowded facility on C Street.
- Read more about the groundbreaking event
- See photos on Facebook

Enchanted Heights Outreach Produces Spanish Language Video
- Read about it and see the video

Perris Centennial Video Hits the Airwaves
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