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Planning Committee shelves idea to add handicap spaces at Gateway

Aplan to add five handicap parking spaces at Gateway has been scuttled. If ADA compliant parking spaces were added, the existing handicap spaces, which aren’t up to current standards, would have to be enlarged, the Planning Committee learned at its Nov. 14 meeting. That would mean a loss of total parking spaces. “My recommendation is to leave well ...
Posted on November 19, 2019
 

Piped-in music at Fitness Center?

Residents will get only one vote in this survey Do you want to listen to background music at the Tice Creek Fitness Center? If you’re one of some 3,400 residents who used the gym in the last 60 days, you’ll have a say. There’s been no piped in music for months following some inconclusive surveys in which some people responded more than once. The th...
Posted on November 19, 2019
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Look for Food Drive bag in today’s paper

Annual collection starts Monday This week’s News includes an inserted brown paper bag for the holiday Food Drive. Residents are asked to put their donated nutritious, nonperishable food items into the bag and drop it off at Gateway Clubhouse on Monday, Nov. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The donated food also can be delivered in boxes, bags or other con...
Posted on November 19, 2019
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LED street lighting installation starting soon

Installation of new LED lamps on streetlights and clubhouses at Rossmoor will begin this winter. The project is being funded through a zero-interest loan from PG& E that will be recouped through energy savings. “Contracts with PG& E, as well as Enovity, are pending and should be complete over the next month,” said Jeff Matheson, GRF directo...
Posted on November 19, 2019
 

Rossmoor annual Christmas tree lighting scheduled for Dec. 2

The annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony will be held on Monday, Dec. 2, at 5 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway. Kick off the holiday season with holiday favorites performed by the Queen Over Jacks vocal quartet, a community sing-along led by Dwight Stone and a performance by the San Ramon Valley High School singers. Queen Over Jacks is an a ...
Posted on November 19, 2019
 

Submitting an article by email?

When sending an article or letter to the Residents Forum via email, a response should come within one working day of submission. The email address for submissions is: news@rossmoor.com. If there is no answer, call 988-7800. For various reasons, messages do not always make it through to the News.
Posted on November 19, 2019
 

Dial-A-Bus on Thanksgiving

Limited Dial-A-Bus service will be offered for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Nov. 28. Dial-A-Bus service will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Trips to the Walnut Creek downtown area will be at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. To schedule a Thanksgiving Day ride, call 925-9887676 on Wednesday, Nov. 27, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. On Friday ...
Posted on November 19, 2019
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Leaf blowing: Answering your questions

It’s that time of year again when the familiar sound of power blowers can be heard at most hours of the day. In order to address common resident concerns, the Landscape Department would like to answer a few frequently asked questions about leaf blowing: Q : Why don’t the gardeners use rakes and brooms instead of blowers? A : It takes many times lon...
Posted on November 12, 2019
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Former GRF President Susan Williamson, 82, described as a visionary

Susan Williamson is being remembered as a good friend, loving grandmother, dedicated sportswoman and a long-time supporter of Rossmoor. She is also described as a strong, independent woman who was brave in the face of death and helped change people’s perception of dying. Williamson died Nov. 2 after losing a long battle with leukemia. She was activ...
Posted on November 12, 2019