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1. Where is Patterson?
2. How do you get to Patterson?
3. What kind of government does Patterson have?
4. What are the city’s demographics?

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1. How can I request an inspection?
2. How can I obtain an over the counter permit?
3. When plans are submitted, how many sets are required?
4. How long will plan review take?
5. How much are plan check and permit fees?

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1. How can I get a copy of the City Council Agenda?
2. Where and when are City Council meetings held?
3. How do I apply for a commission, committee or board vacancy?
4. How do I register to vote, vote by mail ballot or change my voter registration?
5. How do I obtain a marriage license or copy of a birth certificate?

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1. What is the City of Patterson's mission statement?
2. Where can I find the holiday closings schedule for 2021?
3. Where can I find information about the water information hotline?

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1. How can I obtain a copy of an incident report?
2. How can I schedule a Fire Station tour?

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1. Where is Patterson?
2. How do you get to Patterson?
3. What kind of government does Patterson have?
4. What are the city’s demographics?

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1. How do I contact a city/county department?
2. Where can I find the answers to my frequently asked questions?

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1. What percentage of the Earth's Surface is covered by Water?
2. Does the behavior of individuals contribute to MORE storm water pollution?
3. Can oil be dumped down the storm drains?
4. What is the difference between Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drainage Systems?

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1. What is a sanitary sewer (wastewater) collection system?
2. What is a sanitary sewer cleanout?
3. Where is it located?
4. What does it look like?
5. What is a private lateral?

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1. What is FOG?
2. What does FOG do, why is it bad?
3. What is a "sanitary sewer overflow? (SSO)?
4. What causes a sanitary sewer overflow?
5. What is the content on sanitary sewage?
6. What is the impact from a Sanitary Sewer Overflow?
7. What can residents and businesses do to reduce FOG and prevent sanitary sewer overflows (SSO)?

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1. What does a Water Quality Control Facility (WQCF) do?
2. Are Wastewater Treatment Plants really necessary?
3. Where is Patterson’s WQCF located?
4. Where does the water go once it is treated at the WQCF?

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1. What is Recycling?
2. What are My Recycle Pick-up Days?
3. What Recyclable Materials are Accepted at the Curbside Pick-up?
4. Why are Plastic Bags No Longer Acceptable for Recyclables?
5. Are the Blue Recycle Bins Manadatory for Recycling?
6. What is the Process for Curbside Recycling?
7. Can I get another Blue Recycling Bin?
8. How Can I do a tour of the WTE and the Landfill?
9. What are Rigid Plastics?
10. What Are Unacceptable Recycling Materials?
11. What Can I do With Old Clothes?
12. What Happens to My Household Haardous Waste After I've Dropped if off at the City Hazardous Material Recycling Event?
13. Can I Recycle Electronics?
14. How Do I Dispose of Fire Extinguishers?
15. Can I Recycle Light Bulbs?
16. What do I do with Latex/Water Base Paint?
17. What do I do with Enamel/Oil-based Paint/Stain?
18. What do I do with old batteries?
19. What do I do with used motor oil?

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1. How often does my street get swept?
2. How do I report a pothole?
3. If the traffic lights are out, whom do I notify?
4. Can the city install a speed bump in my neighborhood?
5. Can the city put up a “Slow Children at Play” in my neighborhood?
6. If a street light is out in my neighborhood, how do I report this and to who?

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1. How can I determine which trees are city trees?
2. Who is responsible for trimming city trees?
3. How do I report a city tree problem?
4. Who do I contact if I want my city tree evaluated or trimmed?
5. Does the city have a routine trimming schedule?
6. How do I request the planting of a new city tree?
7. Can I select the type of city tree to be planted?
8. Who is responsible for watering new city trees?
9. I have an issue with roots from the city tree. Who is responsible?
10. When can a city tree be removed?
11. I don’t like my city tree. Can it be replaced with another tree?
12. Can a city tree be removed because it’s messy?
13. Does the city treat city trees for insects?
14. My street tree is not on the approved street tree list, will the city still maintain it?