Lompoc City Hall awaits federal grant approval
The city hopes to win a 1.36 million dollar Public Works grant announced June 8 by Congressman Lagomarsino to fund a new 20 000 square foot City Hall. Final EDA approval, likely by August 1, is expected any time with construction possibly starting this November and a late 1978 completion target.
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New City Hall
Lompoc
Robert Lagomarsino
Gene Wahlers
Regional Economic Development Administration Office
Seattle
Wash
Wahlers
EDA
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Floresta Park
City Hall replacement eyed as space crunch worsens
City administrator cites lack of space in the aging USO building now housing City Hall. Officials debate converting the old hall into a recreation center if a new municipal complex is funded. A separate federal report notes 6.4 percent second quarter economic growth amid strong housing and government spending.
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Parks and Recreation Department
Santa Barbara County
Wahlers
Lompoc
Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Courtenay Slater
Labor Department
Department
Slater
Prenatal Clinic Set for Lompoc to Aid MediCal Patients
County officials announce a weekly prenatal and postnatal clinic in Lompoc at the Veterans Memorial Building starting August 16, serving MediCal patients from Lompoc Buellton Solvang and Santa Ynez. Dr Charles Schultze leads intake Thursdays and OB visits. deliveries remain at Santa Maria.
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Sue Edelman
Lompoc
Robert Hedlund
Health Department of the Veterans Memorial
Hedlund
Santa Maria
Charles Schultze
Buellton
Solvang
Santa Ynez
Schultze
Lawrence Hart
Hart
Youngsters Arrested in Laurel Square Graffiti Case
Police report three youths arrested for a series of graffiti at Laurel Avenue walls 823 901 907 921 in Lompoc. Investigators expect to curb vandalism with public tips. Officer J D Smith notes prompt reports aid enforcement and suspect apprehension.
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Laurel Square
Lompoc
Laurel Ave
Ollars
J.D. Smith
Smith
Mission Hills to start service district drive
Mission Hills Community Council will circulate petitions to form a county service district to take over water and sewer services in the 800-home area north of Lompoc. The drive is tentatively set to begin Aug 1, with six months to gather 10 percent of registered voters' signatures for LAFCO approval before transfer.
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Vaughn Proctor
Mission Hills Community Council
William R. Holmes
Lompoc
Holmes
Mission Hills Water Co
Lompoc Utility Services
Mission Hills Utility Co
Tanker fire threatens 13.3 million gallon crude cargo
A 679-foot Greek tanker fully loaded with over 13 million gallons of crude oil caught fire on the Mississippi River at Chalmette. Oil seepage from vents raised fears of total cargo loss as an explosion could rupture the hold. Coast Guard crews report a bulging bulkhead and one engine room explosion. 34 crewmen abandoned ship. 34 were rescued or swam ashore while the captain stayed aboard to regain control.
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Chalmette
UPI
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Bob Baeten
Coast Guard Search and Rescue
New Orleans
Baeten
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Lompoc Council backs new City Hall site and grant plan
Five council members voiced strong support for a new City Hall costing about two million dollars with a 1.36 million federal grant. They favor restoring the current building as a recreation center and placing the new hall at Floresta Park, linking it to downtown services.
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Lompoc
Charlotte Benton
Benton
Gene Wahlers
Gene Stevens
Joe Valencia
Elinor Lefkowitz
Charles Ward
Floresta Park
Valencia
College
River
Beattie
Ward
Stevens
Senate panel to quiz Bert Lance on finances
A Governmental Affairs Committee vote to question Budget Director Bert Lance about personal financial dealings follows reports of a $200,000 bank deposit and a $3.4 million loan related to his stock in the National Bank of Georgia. Lance seeks release from a year end stock sale pledge amid losses.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Lance
National Bank of Georgia
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
The
First National Bank of Chicago
Chicago
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