What's Happening in Piedmont

The Public Works Department will begin its annual street sweeping program in September. To download a copy of the schedule click here. Please note that there is no scheduled sweeping on Wednesdays. These days will be used for equipment maintenance and spot clean-up.

Join the Recreation Department, family, and friends to watch a movie under the stars. Our final movie of the Summer Series is the Academy Award winning and instant family classic: Pixar’s Up! The movie will begin at approximately 7:30pm (dusk) and will end at around 9:45pm in the Main Park.

The Piedmont Police and Fire Departments are now offering an email alert system for public safety related news.  Residents who register with the city will receive notices regarding major street closures, public safety situations, and planned power outages at the same time information is sent to the press.
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Show the world the bounty of your garden and tempt your neighbors with your culinary skills during the 12th annual Piedmont Harvest Festival to be held on Sunday September 26th.
This year’s festival will include the Jazz Festival, a carnival, growing and cooking contests, and a farmer’s market.

Piedmont is in the process of updating its General Plan, a State-mandated document containing the city’s official long-range policies for land use and development. Its policies affect a wide range of topics, including transportation, housing, natural resources, parks, public services, community design, and infrastructure. This is the first update in ten years.

The City of Piedmont has completed the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Moraga Canyon Sports Fields Project. Written comments on the Draft EIR must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 9, 2010. More information on the project, including the downloadable EIR is available by clicking here.

The City Council Audit Subcommittee held its most recent meeting on Wednesday, July 21st.

The first Tea House in Piedmont Park was built by Frank C. Havens and opened to the public in 1907. The Current Tea House was placed in the park in 1974.

At their regular meeting on July 19, 2010, the Piedmont City Council approved a settlement agreement in the matter of Kurtin v. Piedmont bringing to a close the litigation regarding the Hampton / Sea View Underground Assessment District. Click to read the Settlement Agreement.