Budget session mulls two year city budget plan
Shafter's City Council opened its annual budget deliberations facing a $180,000 trim. Department heads August Caires Frank Christensen and John Guinn presented proposals while Councilman Marland Hiebert championed a two year budget to save money and improve planning. A five year plan was also discussed as a long term reevaluation option. Caires proposed moving repair funds to a separate account and self insuring city vehicles to cut costs.
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City Hall
August Caires
Frank Christensen
John Guinn
Marland Hiebert
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Caires
Council
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Shafter Eyes Support for Master Storm Drain Project
Ashburn met Shafter leaders and department heads at JD's Restaurant to seek district support for the master storm drain plan. The breakfast session marked the first of planned quarterly meetings with District One Supervisor Roy Ashburn. Local funding remains tentative as Kern County Board of Supervisors must approve allocations totaling 184350 for Shafter, 350000 from Community Development, and 189350 from the county. Water from storms west of Shafter travels toward Lerdo Highway near Calloway Canal.
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Roy Ashburn
Shafter
Verl Nash
Don Zachary
District One
Jd's
Ashburn
Kern County
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Calloway Canal
Shafco
Lerdo Highway
Lights to Stay on Shafter south diamond despite protest
The Shafter Recreation and Parks District will install lights on the south baseball diamond at Shafter High, despite protests from Shafter Citizens Action Group. The April 9 board decision follows a judge’s four guidelines. late games may be on the north diamond. The district plans to use $41,000 from the State Park Bond Act for lighting and bathrooms, with full use expected in summer for youth baseball. The group disputes Guideline 2 restricting late games to the north diamond.
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Shafter High
Shafter Citizens Action Group
Superior Court
James Stuart
North Diamond
Stuart
South Diamond
LAPD
Mike Kelley
Gene Campbell
South Ball
Campbell
Kelley
Baseball Diamond
SAPD
State Park
SHS
Western World Insurance Company
SRPD
Senior Citizens
Sunset Avenue
World record holder to headline Minter Field Air Show
The fourth annual Minter Field Air Show in Shafter on April 27 and 28 features world record holder Bob Hoover, a famed WWII hero piloting a P-51 Mustang and other aircraft. Hoover will perform aerobatics with an F-86 and Shrike Commander, with Airwolf on Saturday. Over 100 WW II era warbirds will be on display, gates open 8 a.m. show runs 11:30 a.m. to about 4 p.m. Sunday. A dinner honoring war service members follows Saturday’s show. Tickets are 5 for adults and 3 for children over five.
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Hoover
Airwolf
William McCance
PWI low bidders win McColl waste contract
Residents protest as Petroleum Waste Incorporated wins the bid to receive hazardous material from the McColl cleanup in Fullerton and dump at PWI’s Lakern Road site west of Buttonwillow. Crosby and Overton propose an alternate route bypassing Buttonwillow while a state Major Movement Committee decides the final highway path within weeks. The project covers about 200000 tons of waste, costs around 21.5 million dollars, lasts 14 months, and involves refinery acid sludges and oil with safety concerns about train routes and trucking through local roads.
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Fulleton
Trice Harvey
Interstate 5
Lerdo Highway
Lost Hills Road
California Highway Patrol
California Department of Health Services
California Department of Transportation
Crosby and
Overton
Buttonwillow Disposal
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