Sand & bags available at several locations in Martinez

The sand pile at the top of F Street near Alhambra High School. (DAVID SCHOLZ / Martinez Tribune)
The sand pile at the top of F Street near Alhambra High School. (DAVID SCHOLZ / Martinez Tribune)

By DAVID SCHOLZ
Martinez Tribune

Sand piles, like this one at the top of F Street near Alhambra High School, are ready and waiting for local residents who come bearing sandbags.

As reminders of the latest El Niño season move through the area, well over 2,500 sandbags have been snapped up in preparation for potential flooding. The City of Martinez has designated the following four locations for the stockpiling of sand for use by residents during heavy rains and or flooding:

• Nancy Boyd Park, Pleasant Hill Road East and Church Street

• F Street at the beginning of the Park District trail just past Alhambra High School

• Ferry and Allen streets by the Kiwanis Club

• Rankin Park, at the end of Buckley Street, upper parking lot.

All locations are lighted, have easy access, and will be stocked with sand and a sand filling station.

Sand bags are located at City Hall, 525 Henrietta St., in front of the Police Department. Residents will need to provide their own tools for loading the sand.

Residents should remember that these facilities may be used by numerous individuals during heavy rains and/or flooding. Please be respectful of others and take only the amount of sand and sand bags that you need.

For questions, call the Public Works Maintenance Yard at (925) 372-3580, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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