hi my name is bob riordan jr on the public information specialist for the town of belmont so glad you could join me today for our episode of belmont in thirty or a short informational program here on the belmont media center that will give you some insight into what's happening this month in the town holmes in april belmont will start of the fair for the annual town meeting as many of you know town meeting members from each of the eight precincts are elected during the annual town election which is held on april fifth from there they will all be sworn in on the first night of the annual town meeting which is scheduled to be held on may second two thousand and sixteen in the belmont high school auditorium throughout the month of april as we prepare for the town meeting documents would be made available that include the annual town meeting warrant to the public so please we ask you to continue to check the town of belmont website which is w w w dot gov for updated information related to town meeting we also remind you that all residents are welcome to attend town meeting however participation in the meeting itself is limited to elected town meeting members or those who have been admitted to the floor by the town moderator if you can't be there in person but do want to view sessions of town meeting all of them are broadcast right here on the b m c and are available online so changing gears a little bit april is also shaping up to be a very busy month for belmont veterans service officer on april twenty second there will be a ceremony at the belmont public library to officially recognize belmont as a purple heart community this distinction is being awarded by the military order of the purple heart in response to a proclamation that was issued by belmont's board of selectmen back in december of tw fifteen the event will begin at ten a m on april twenty second at the belmont public library and is open to the public anyone who cannot in attend but is interested is encouraged to watch the playback right here on b m c april also smart the start of the official planning for the two thousand and sixteen memorial day parade a local staple here in belmont the parade will be held on monday may thirtieth two thousand and sixteen beginning in cushing square at eleven a m from there the parade work its way down belmont street and to the belmont cemetery where it will make a stop before continuing on to the belmont high school the town is looking for community organizations who are interested in being a part of the parade or those that are interested in sponsoring the event if your organization is interested or just like additional information we ask you to please contact belmont's veteran service officer bob upton who works in the belmont health department belmont is also in the midst of m planning its fiscal two thousand and seventeen budget all documents detailing the proposed operating and capital budgets are made available on the town of beaumont website which once again is w w w documents can be found by clicking on the rotating banner labeled budget documents on the town's home page we will be right back in a moment after some announcements the belmont police department and emergency can strike at any time when you dial nine one one they were asked to provide information which is difficult to do in a state of panic that is why belmont is now offering smart nine one one  one is a national service that allows residents to create a free safety profile for their household containing crucial information first responders will need to have in the event of my marriage and such information includes names photos of family members time saving seconds and even minutes a call is made from a cell phone a safety profile can provide an address for first responders to respond to we ask that you will register for smart nine one one that you register all phone numbers that may be and we're back with some more april announcements for you here in beaumont on thirty with tax season now in full swing the belmont police department is warning residents about a nationwide uptick in telephone scams from individuals who are claiming to be affiliated with the internal revenue service residents are reminded that the i r s will never call you and demand payment for unpaid taxes the ever have any questions about the validity of a call you received or feel that you may have been victimized by this or another scam please contact the beaumont police department at six one seven nine nine three two five zero one additional information is available online as we move into spring the belmont health apartment has been receiving a number of complaints about animal waste being left in public areas we ask that all pet owners please clean up after their animals and dispose of any waste in their own trash receptacles please keep in mind that town of the month bylaws require that owners pick up after their animals and that any cat or dog that is older than one year must be licensed with the office of the town clerk more information can be found by contacting the clerk's office at six one seven nine nine three twenty six hundred as we move into spring yard waste collection is beginning in april for residents with scurvy side trash pickup yard waste is collected every other week on the same day as your recycling collection the first week for households with blue recycling bins will be the week of monday april fourth and the first week for households with green recycling bins will be the week of monday april eleventh trash recycling is collected on the same day as your recycling if you have any questions about your yard waste collection please contact the beaumont department of public works at six one seven nine nine three two six eight zero finally now that summer is on the horizon we're sure that many residents are starting to put together their summer plans the recreation commission has made their summer program schedule available and it is now accepting registrations for various programs the programs being offered this year range from adult education programs to children's camps and along with everything in between season passes for the first full season of belmont's new outdoor swimming pool the underwood are also being offered additional information on any of their programs is available on the recreation commission's website which is w w w dot belmont a dot gov dash recreation or if you have questions we encourage you to contact the office at six one seven nine nine three two seven six zero that just about wraps up our april announcements in this episode of belmont and thirty please follow the belmont media center and visit the town about months website for continuous local updates thank you for joining us and please tune in for our next episode of belmont in thirty