◆Application for change of designated school by flexible change of school districts
In some areas of the city, flexible change of school district is being carried out, by which children can attend the neighboring elementary and junior high school. Parents living in the targeted area and wishing their child to attend the neighboring school must apply for the change of the designated school.

• Target: Children and students who live in the targeted area and attend the elementary school or will attend the elementary or junior high school from April, 2010.

Application/ Contact Information: in Nov. 2 (Mon.) - Dec.28 (Mon.), to School Education Section TEL 20-1449

◆Application for enrollment to Nishi-hirotani elementary school
We designate Nishi-hirotani Elementary School as the specially authorized small school, which is rich in natural environment and promotes the education that makes the best use of the feature of small number of children, and accept the enrollment and moving to the school from the entire city.

• Target: Children living in the city and attending the elementary school in the city or will attend from April, 2010.
• Number to be admitted: 4 children in each grade of 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6

Application/ Contact Information: in Nov. 2 (Mon.) - Dec.28 (Mon.), to School Education Section TEL 20-1449, Nishi-hirotani Elementary School TEL 31-1264

The payment of resident's tax by the people at the age of 65 and more relating to the pension income will change. Please confirm the pension payment notification (it will be sent early in October.) from the pension insurance agency (Social Insurance Agency, Each mutual aid association and so on).

• Tax Amount: The amount of the debit is carried on "the municipal and prefectural tax payment notification of the year 2009". (Please confirm the latest notification.)
• Targeted Pension
  Old age basic pension, Old age social security pension, Retirement mutual-aid pension, etc. (When you receive plural pensions, the debit is from the pension shown in the tax payment notification.)
• Targeted Person
  ・Person who received the targeted pension in the previous year
  ・Person who is 65 years old and over as for April 1
  ・Person whose nursing-care insurance is paid by debit from the pension
• Person whose debit is canceled
  ・Person who moved out of the city
  ・Person who died
  ・Person whose tax amount has changed

Contact Information: Residential Tax Section TEL 20-1261

The city always tries the administrative service from citizens' standpoint. Especially, we name October "Sawayaka(fresh) window month" and aim at the kind, sincere, better service for citizens. In this period, we will make a questionnaire about the service at window, please cooperate with us.

Contact Information: Personnel Section TEL 20-1235

◇Fukuoka district group…Oct. 18 (Sun.) from 1:30 p.m. ■Inspection, Divided-line march/ in front of the Fukuoka General Administration Center ■Fire Defense Training/ in Fukuoka-machi Fukuokashin, Ohno, Simo-oigo

◇Nanbu district group…Oct. 25 (Sun.) from 1:00 p.m. ■Inspection, Divided-line march/ in front of the Takaoka Minami Hospital ■Fire Defense Training/ in Toide-machi 2

◇Fushiki district group…Nov.8 (Sun.) from 1:30 p.m. ■Inspection, Divided-line march/ in front of the Fushiki Fire Station ■Fire Defense Training/ in Fushiki-kofu-motomachi

◇Takaoka district group…Nov.15 (Sun.) from 1:30 p.m. ■Inspection, Divided-line march/ in front of the City Hall ■Fire Defense Training/ in Oote-machi, Jozuka-machi

Contact Information: Fire Department General Affairs Section TEL 22-3131

There are some malignant door-to-door sales that pretend the staff of the Waterworks Bureau and use a water survey and a questionnaire as a pretext. The Waterworks Bureau never does the followings.

• Suggestion about a water pipe cleaning indoors
• Water survey that is not requested
• Suggestion and Sale about a water-purifying or other relating devices
• Questionnaire survey by telephone or door-to-door

Please ask to show the identification card or contact the Waterworks Bureau if you are in doubt.

Contact Information: Waterworks Bureau Business Management Section TEL 20-1616

◇Pests against azaleas

• Date: Oct. 11 (Sun.), 17 (Sat.)

◇Care of roses

• Date: Oct.24 (Sat.)

◇Pests damaging plants

• Date: Nov. 1 (Sun.)

■All of them

• Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• Place: Otogi-no-Mori Hall

Contact Information: Trees and Flowers Section TEL 20-1417

• Date: Oct. 7 (Thu.)

Please do your best on the appointed day to refrain from using your car and to use the public transportation in the neighborhood. And we recruit newly the No My Car Day declaration enterprises at any time; feel free to contact us about it.

Contact Information: Community Safety Section TEL 20-1139

• Date: Oct. 19 (Mon.) - 23 (Fri.)

Please do your best to refrain from using your car and to use the public transportation. There is "No My Car One Coin Eco Pass" service in the period. You can use the lines mentioned below by 100 yen per 1 ride with the Eco Pass. The enterprises or other organizations who would like to participate must apply for registration to Toyama Public Transportation Use Promotion Conference. The wished number of passes is delivered. The use of the pass is limited to the people who usually commute by their car.

• Execution Line: Toyama Local Railroad, Kaetsuno Railroad, Manyo Line, Toyama Light Rail

Contact Information: Community Safety Section TEL 20-1139

• Item of Taxation: City/ Prefecture Taxes (the third period), National Health Insurance Tax (the 4th period)
• Payment time limit: Nov. 2 (Mon.)

Contact Information: Tax Collection Section TEL 20-1276