Applications may be downloaded by CLICK HERE
Submit completed applications by email: adminasst@ci.dunsmuir.ca.us
City Hall - Now Closed to Public
In response to new COVID-19 County restrictions City Hall offices are now closed to the public. The office will reopen when the County moves to a less restrictive tier. You can reach us at (530) 235-4822 We are still working “behind the scenes” to serve you.
Bills, fees, or fines can be paid through…..
1. The City of Dunsmuir Website - Permits are downloadable here
2. Over the phone.
3. Dropped in the gold secure lock box located by the front door.
4. Through the mail.
5. With your bank’s online bill pay platform.
6. Through ACH or automatic withdrawal
Press Release - Water Main Replacement Project with USDA Rural Utilities Service
The City is happy to officially announce the awarding of a grant and low interest loan to improve the water system through USDA Rural Development. Click the buttons below for the press release and a link to the webpage specifically for the project.
Siskiyou County Burn Permit Suspension Lifted
Yreka, Ca- CAL FIRE Siskiyou Unit Chief Phillip R. Anzo is formally lifting the burn permit suspension in the State Responsibility Area (SRA) of Siskiyou County effective November 10, 2020 at 06:00 a.m. Those possessing a current and valid residential burn permit can now resume burning on permissible burn days.
Residential Burn Permit which can be obtained on-line from the CAL FIRE Burn Permit website located at https://burnpermit.fire.ca.gov/ You MUST Print Out and Sign your permit for it to be valid. Burn Permits must be available on hand at burn location. Contact your local CAL FIRE station with any questions and for more information on burning, visit the CAL FIRE website at www.fire.ca.gov
Snow removal operations
The City of Dunsmuir wishes to remind residents that during snow accumulation of 3” or more City crews plan to plow the public streets. Per City Code 10.04.010 - Parking restrictions:
“It is unlawful for any person, corporation, or other entity in control of any motor vehicle to park such motor vehicle on any public street in the city during any snowstorm of three inches or more of snow, and/or during snow removal operations.”
The City of Dunsmuir will be towing vehicles that remain on public streets prior to snow removal operations.
The City would like to direct residents that do not have off-street parking available at their residence to navigate to the following City-owned parking lots:
Either the north or south side of City Hall at 5915 Dunsmuir Ave
The Amtrak parking area on Sacramento Ave at Pine St.
The parking area outside the Ball Park and Community Building - 4841 Dunsmuir Ave
The area to the south of the Children’s Park, next to the cyclone fence, near Benson Roofing property on Dunsmuir Ave
Thank you for your cooperation.
Dooryard Burning Suspension 2020
Please click the button below for a notice from Chief Padilla regarding suspending “dooryard burning” because of wildfire dangers. “Dooryard burning”, the burning of wood and leaf waste, is not allowed until Chief Padilla gives the ok. Thanks and please be fire safe!
Wildfire Safety Guides
We are re-posting the Wildfire Safety Guides in light of recent fire activity. Due to current conditions, please remember to be fire safe and extra precautious. Let’s all work together to keep our community free from wildfires. Thanks for all the safety personnel out there working hard.
Siskiyou County CARES Act funds available for small business grants
Corona Virus Relief Funds - For Businesses
Siskiyou County Businesses may be elligible for up to $10,000 in grant assistance as part of a Corona Virus Relief Fund. Click the link below to help dermine if you are eligible. The link outlines all the documents to have ready to attach to the application.
www.siskiyoucounty.org/recovery
Applications go live Monday, Aug. 17, and awards will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Businesses must have been in existence since July 2019 and have a physical location to apply.
The CRF Business Grant Program is being administered by the Siskiyou Economic Development Council. All inquiries and questions not answered at the link above can be directed by email to recovery@siskiyoucounty.org or via telephone (530) 842-1638.
Personal Protective Equipment resources
The Siskiyou Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Jefferson Economic Development Institute (JEDI) are working together to distribute state allocated surgical masks and hand sanitizer kits to several hundred Siskiyou County small businesses. Siskiyou County businesses who employ 25 or fewer people can request items online. The Siskiyou EDC and JEDI will coordinate curbside pick-up and delivery.
Request PPE Onlinewww.siskiyoucounty.org/ppe
These supplies have been made available to California small businesses through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) in collaboration with the Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA).
Questions? Contact the Siskiyou EDC at (530) 842-1638 or JEDI at (530) 926-6670 x102
Wildfire Safety Guides are here
The City of Dunsmuir has released its Wildfire Safety Guides. Copies have been distributed to residents and will be available at the Post Office, the Community Resource Center, the Fire Hall, and in foyer at the Chamber/City Hall. Please CLICK HERE to visit our Emergency Preparedness Page and view or download the brochure on line.
Regular City Council meeting of July 16th has been postponed to July 30th
The regularly scheduled City Council meeting scheduled for July 16th has been postponed to July 30th. A link to this zoom meeting and the agenda will be posted on our webpage atleast 72 hours prior to July 30th.
Applications accepted for Finance Committee citizen member
Please submit applications by noon on July 15th.
Public Works Road Closures for June 11th
The Public Works Department will be doing some road maintenance and will need to close Sacramento Avenue between lower Pine St. and Willow St., expected length of closure to be between the hours of 7 a.m. and 12 p.m. Detours will be at Willow St. and lower Pine St. directing traffic back to Dunsmuir Ave.
Business License Renewal Notice
It’s time to renew business licenses! Click below for a notice and the form.
Dog License Renewal
Time to renew the license for your dog! Prices remain the same and a valid rabies vaccination is required. License renewals are due by July 31st. Click the button below for the full notice.
A message from Sheriff Lopey regarding the killing of George Floyd
First, as a 43-year law enforcement veteran of law enforcement and a long-time law enforcement administrator, I grieve for Mr. Floyd’s senseless death and my heart goes out to him, his family, friends, and associates.
Secondly, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) strives every day to protect and serve the great citizens of our jurisdiction and we have been careful to adopt policies, practices, techniques, tactics, and procedures with which to prevent unnecessary applications of force and to preserve life. We take each application of force and our encounters with the citizens we serve very seriously. We have attempted to espouse but also practice the principles of community-oriented policing by learning about the people we serve and applying solutions that arise in our communities in a fair, impartial, and professional way. Our organizational values reflect that – SCSO PRIDE, which means we strive to be professional, we respect others and treat them with dignity and respect; we practice integrity in all that we do, on and off-duty; we are dedicated to our citizens, our Department, and to the law enforcement profession, and we attempt to achieve excellence in all that we do. These are words and they must be practiced each and every day. As an organization, we strive to select the type of co-workers that have demonstrated the capacity and intention of espousing and practicing these values. We thoroughly screen applicants for employment, we test them, we evaluate them, and they undergo extensive psychological testing. We conduct 16-hours of racial and cultural diversity training in our Academy and we follow-up with the implementation of sound and stringent policies that reflect these tenets and principles. Trainees undergo a minimum 20-week field training officer program and they are tested thereafter each and every day through evaluations, leader observations, and if necessary accountability through re-training or disciplinary action. We attempt to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our county and we engage in proactive engagement in all communities through community liaison deputies, town halls, community meetings, and problem identification and problem solving.
Members of the SCSO are dedicated to the imperatives and tenets of fairness, equality, integrity, and professionalism in all that we do.
Mr. Floyd’s death was a tragedy and this Department is taking this opportunity to re-evaluate our policies, procedures, and methods of operation to determine if there is anything we can do better.
Serving the public is something that is more than a “buzz word” or tenet, it is believing in selfless service and practicing our organizational values each and every day. This Department, its leadership, and our co-workers are dedicated to these values and we strive each and every day to do a better job than the one before.
The death of Mr. Floyd illustrates the fact that it only takes one bad decision or ill-conceived action to lose the trust of the citizens we serve and that trust is something we have to earn every second, minute, hour, and day we wear the badge.
Again, on behalf of the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office grieve the loss of Mr. Floyd but at the same time dedicate our lives and our purpose as law enforcement professionals to do our best and to prevent such a tragedy from happening here in Siskiyou County.
I think this is a good opportunity for all of us as citizens and as public servants to unite in a common cause to recognize we can do better but at the same time, constrain ourselves by protesting Mr. Floyd’s death in a meaningful way, free of violence, needless property damage, and destruction we have unfortunately seen in other parts of the state and nation. We stand united in a common cause to promote the very best for all of our citizens – To protect and to serve in such a way that everyone feels safe and trusts its law enforcement professionals and in peaceful protest we can more readily and justly honor the memory of Mr. George Floyd in a way that encourages and promotes meaningful dialogue and justifiable change in the hearts, minds, and actions of our citizens and all public servants.
Sheriff Jon E. Lopey, Sheriff-Coroner
Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office
Request regarding City waste hauling
Please do not over fill your trash receptacle. If you do need additional space, please purchase a sticker or contact City Hall to add an extra receptacle for as long as needed. Additionally, remember to put your ash, sawdust, and pet waste in a separate trash bag to then be placed in the trash receptacle.
Please do not overfill your trash receptacle
Put ash, sawdust, and pet waste in a separate trash bag and then placed inside the trash receptacle.
Hedgecreek Falls
Based on Siskiyou County guidance, Hedge Creek Falls is now open. We urge visitors to respect others and continue to social distance.
May 14th at 6 pm - Business Town Hall meeting - presentations regarding support and resources in response to Covid-19
May 14th at 6 pm - via Zoom