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Toilet Replacement & Rebate Program

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TOILET REBATE PROGRAM

Purchase and install a toilet rated to flush at a maximum of 1.28 gallons or less per flush and receive a rebate of up to $100. You must save your receipt and your old toilet. Rebates are not available for replacement of 1.6 gpf or 1.28 gpf toilets. Most toilets installed before 1992 are eligible for the rebate. Fill out the rebate application and submit to receive your rebate.

Call Public Works & Utilities Customer Service at 768-3133 for more information.

TOILET REPLACEMENT PROGRAM

The City purchases the toilets (two styles) and contracts with Central Coast Energy Services to install them. Old toilets marked 1.6gpf are not eligible for free replacement.

This program has no income restrictions. Call Energy Services at 1-888-728-3637 to see if your toilet(s) qualify.

2011 Road Repairs

The FIRST layer of the resurfacing project of scheduled streets in Watsonville was completed. The project will resume in the Spring of 2012 and will be completed in Summer of 2012. You can view the entire schedule here.
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Street/Road Repairs

FREEDOM BLVD. RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

The Freedom Boulevard Reconstruction Project is currently under construction. Improvements include replacing curb, gutter and sidewalk and reconstructing the roadway on Freedom Boulevard between West High Street and Broadis Street and on a portion of Lincoln Street where it intersects with Freedom Boulevard. Much of the curb, gutter and sidewalk have been replaced on the west side of Freedom Boulevard and the contractor has crossed the street and has begun work on the east side.

Weather permitting, the concrete work will be completed in November and road reconstruction will begin. To maintain traffic in both directions, the road will be reconstructed one-half at a time. The entire project is expected to be completed by February.

WHAT'S NEXT?

After the Freedom Boulevard Reconstruction project is completed, the City will begin discussions with the electric, telephone and television companies to remove the existing overhead wires and install them in the underground conduit and boxes that were installed recently. This is known as a "Rule 20A Project" and will take three to five years to plan and design. Not only are the utility poles and wires in the street removed, but the service connections from the street to the buildings are changed from overhead to underground. This will require coordination between the City and the individual property owners and tenants. If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact Murray Fontes at 831-768-3117.

CALTRANS-ROAD PROJECTS IN THE AREA

CALTRANS-Salinas Road Interchange Project