Category: News
City to Break Ground on Perris Station Apartment Complex
Perris, CA – City officials will break ground Wednesday on a $24-million, 84-unit senior citizen and low to moderate-income apartment complex. The Perris Station Apartments, at the southwest corner of San Jacinto Avenue and D Street, will consist of three stories—two levels of residences above a level of parking and 9,300-square-feet of retail/office space. The complex [...]
New Number to Call for Code Enforcement
Perris, CA – Beginning Monday, Perris residents can call a new telephone number to report code enforcement issues and concerns. Perris residents may call 951-776-3233 between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday to speak to code enforcement officials. The City of Perris has contracted with Riverside County to provide code enforcement services. Under [...]
City Council meeting to discuss Special Events
Perris – The City Council is meeting on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 5pm to discuss Special Events Programming. See the table below for the city’s special events and their associated costs. Tour de Perris, The Farmers Market, and the Multicultural Festival are not in the 2012-2013 budget.
Skydiver impacts ground, succumbs to injuries
Perris – Emergency medical services responded to a call on February 18, 2012 around 9:00 am at Skydive Perris located on the 2000 block of Goetz Road. The call was in reference to an injured skydiver, Sean Carey 35 years old from San Diego. Carey was participating in a skydiving competition when he impacted the [...]
Fourth Street Bridge Ribbon Cutting
Perris officials joined Riverside County and regional transportation representatives Wednesday to cut the ribbon on the new $29 million interchange at Interstate 215 and Highway 74 (Fourth Street). The new interchange eliminates the five-point intersection at Redlands Avenue and Highway 74. It also realigns and widens off-ramps from north and southbound I-215, widens the Highway [...]
Mar y Sol restaurant opens in Perris
Perris, CA / City of Perris – This week, Mar y Sol restaurant, a steak and seafood eatery, held its official ribbon cutting ceremony. The ceremony was organized by the Perris Valley Chamber of Commerce for owners Oscar and Sandra Torres. Oscar Torres said he grew up in the restaurant business, spending 38 years in [...]
EMWD’s unclaimed money list. Are you on it?
Perris, CA / EMWD – Eastern Municipal Water District regularly posts a list of customers/developers who have unclaimed money being held for them by the District. This unclaimed money relates to refunds associated with the closing of water accounts, water efficiency rebates, refunds of deposits to developers upon completion of projects, etc. The District attempts [...]
EMWD & WMWD ask residents not to water during water shutdown Jan. 17-21
RIVERSIDE, CA – Jan. 12, 2012 – Western and Eastern municipal water districts are asking customers to make extra efforts in water conservation for five days while a major water supply is taken out of operation for maintenance beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17. The shutdown of Metropolitan Water District’s Henry J. Mills Water Treatment Plant goes [...]
Perris Library receives $8,000 grant for iPads
Perris, CA – The Perris Library has received an $8,000 grant from Southern California Edison (SCE) to purchase iPads. Patrons will be able to check out and use the iPads within the confines of the library. Library staff can be reached at (951) 657-2358.
Perris buys hybrid Lincoln MKZ cars
Perris, CA / City of Perris – Perris officials purchased two hybrid vehicles that will help save gasoline and reduce carbon emissions. The new Lincoln MKZ cars were purchased with funding from the Air Quality Management District as an incentive for the City to remove older, less fuel-efficient vehicles from its fleet. Public Works Manager [...]
