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March 22 4:25pm
Project Awards for Santa Lucia Road Bridge & Via Avenue Bridge
The City of Atascadero was recently awarded both the 2023 Transportation Project of the Year ($5 Million - $25 Million) and Overall Project of the Year to the Via Avenue and Santa Lucia Road Bridge projects from the Central Coast Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA)! The Project of the Year award is selected from the five category winners as the single central coast project that best exemplifies APWA’s intention to “promote excellence in the management, administration,…
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March 21 7:40pm
2024 Summer Concert Series Band Line-up
The City of Atascadero is very pleased to announce the bands that have been selected for the 2024 “Saturday in the Park” Summer Concert Series! Our concert series takes place at the Atascadero Lake Park Bandstand from 6:30-8:30 pm and will include a total of eight concerts to enjoy throughout the summer! “Saturday in the Park” Summer Concert Series Line-up:June 15th Rock Odyssey (Classic Rock of the 70s, 80s & 90s)June 29th The Cinders Blues Band (Blues)July 6th The Rockin’ Bs Band…
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March 14 5:19pm
City of Atascadero Receives 2023-2025 Excellence Award in Budgeting
The City of Atascadero has once again been honored with the Excellence Award in Budgeting from the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) for the City’s 2023-2025 Operating Budget. The budget focuses on the City Council’s and our community’s established priorities and considers those priorities for both the short and the long-term. The CSMFO is the preeminent resource for promoting excellence in government finance. The Budget Awards Program is designed to recognize…
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March 13 6:40pm
Atascadero S&P Global Ratings Raised to ‘A+’
Successor Agency 2024A and 2024B Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds The City of Atascadero is excited to announce that Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings has raised its long-term credit rating to ‘A+’ for the Atascadero Successor Agency of the Community Redevelopment Agency’s series 2024A and 2024B Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds. The Rating Services reports the outlook is stable. According to S&P Global Ratings, the stable outlook reflects their opinion that the Redevelopment Project…
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February 12 6:54pm
Request for Proposal for Holiday Lighting of Sunken Gardens
Request for Proposals for Holiday Lighting of Sunken Gardens The City of Atascadero is excited to announce a Request for Proposal (RFP) to design and install holiday lights in the trees in the historic downtown Atascadero Sunken Gardens Park. This is a unique opportunity to decorate the Sunken Gardens area to include holiday type lighting that transforms the park into a festive environment and bringing back what was in place seven years ago when the trees were adorned with…
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February 08 2:06pm
Youth T-Ball - 2024 Spring Registrations Now Open!
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 1ST! The City of Atascadero’s Recreation team is looking forward to another season of Youth Tee Ball! This Tee Ball league will focus on teaching the basics of baseball in a low-key and instructional atmosphere with a main goal of having fun! Tee Ball is open to boys and girls who are 4.5 to 6 years old. Practices and games will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Paloma Creek Park. Practices will begin on April 9th and league games…
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February 07 5:44pm
Adult Basketball - 2024 Spring Season Team Registrations Now Open!
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 8TH! The City of Atascadero is excited for another Adult Basketball season! We are ready to get everyone back on the court at Colony Park Community Center for the spring! The league will run from March 24th -June 2nd allowing for 8 regular season games with some holidays off. Games will take place on Sundays. All teams can be co-ed, and applications are accepted on a team basis only, with a minimum of 8 players and a maximum of 12 players. There will…
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February 07 5:44pm
Adult Social Kickball - 2024 Spring Season Team Registrations Now Open!
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 16TH! The City of Atascadero is excited to offer another season for the Adult Social Kickball League this Spring! Channel your inner fourth grader and sign your team up to play this season! Games will be held on Wednesday evenings at the Paloma Creek softball fields. The Spring season is scheduled to begin with games on Wednesday, March 13th, and conclude on Wednesday, May 1st. The season will include eight evenings of games and each game will last…
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February 01 6:25pm
Adopt-a-Cockroach for a Special Someone!
Charles Paddock Zoo presents: Adopt-a-Cockroach for a Special Someone! As we kick off the month of February, the Charles Paddock Zoo is offering a unique way to show your true affection this Valentine’s Day with the Adopt-A-Cockroach Valentine! Now through February 29th, you can give that special someone in your life who is either very hard to shop for, or who might just be the perfect person to receive, their very own cockroach! Adopt a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach from the Zoo…
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