Water Co. sewer rate hearing ends in Lompoc then reconvenes in LA
Public Utilities Commission examiner James D. Tante wraps three days of hearings on Water Co. proposed sewer rate hike for about 1700 homes in Vandenberg Village. Park seeks a 176 percent jump from 5.25 to 14.50 monthly, while Park officials argue for a 9.5 percent return. John Flaherty of Vandenberg Village Association criticizes the plan and proposes a 10 monthly fee plus 800 hookup charge, shifting costs to future users and questioning company taxes and overall returns. The hearing resumes in Los Angeles on Monday.
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Vaughn Proctor
Public Utilities Commission
James D. Tante
Into Water Co
Vandenberg Village
Los Angeles
Park
Daniel M. Conway
Lompoc
PUC
Conway
John Flaherty
Vandenberg
Aeces
Neptude
Flaherty
John Sutherland
Association
Utilities and Water Committee
Jobless Rate Dips to 7.3 Percent in January
The Labor Department reports unemployment falling to 7.3 percent in early January before winter weather triggered over 1 million layoffs. Despite the drop many analysts view the figure as outdated amid weather distortions and seasonal revisions, with seven million unemployed and total employment at 88.6 million.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Julius Shiskin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Shiskin
House Budget Committee
County to lease land for park to Lompoc City
The Santa Barbara County Board considers a 50 year lease of 4.5 acres between the Lompoc Shopping Center and the high school to the City of Lompoc for park use. County weed abatement costs will be cut, racquetball facility valued at about 500000 could yield 15000 in taxes, and the city will pay one dollar annually. The plan includes 25000 spent in three years and 50000 by year five, with end-term reverting to county ownership.
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Robert C. Vincent
County of
Santa Barbara
Lompoc
Board of Supervisors
Gene Wahlers
BKB Associates
Ventura
E. C. Stevens
Francis Beattie
Robert Hedlund
Lompoc Retail Sales Rise 13 Percent in Third Quarter
The State Board of Equalization reports Lompoc taxable sales reached 17.5 million in the third quarter, up 13.3 percent from a year ago. Automobiles and related outlets surged 929 thousand, while non retail outlets climbed 38.3 percent to 2.1 million.
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Lompoc
State Board of Evagalization
Carter aide helps release murderer to care for Amy Carter
First Lady Rosalynn Carter helped obtain the Georgia prison release of Mary Fitzpatrick to become Amy Carter's nursemaid and later a White House staff member. Fitzpatrick, 33, is serving a life term for a 1970 murder and will be paroled April 1 after Carter’s letter to the parole board.
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Washington
UPI
Rosalynn Carter
Georgia
Amy Carter
White House
Fitzpatrick
President Carter
Chip Carter
Hoyt
Atlanta
Amy
Jan
Carter
Governor’s
Secret Service
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