Shafter Council and Planning Meetings Schedule and Growth Plans
The city posts a series of meetings at 7 p.m. in the council chambers 336 Pacific Avenue including the next council planning and youth meetings on May 7 May 14 and May 1 2002. Residential development updates cover Countryside Estates by Freedom Homes with 123 lots 99 built or under construction and plans for 190 more lots south of Lerdo Highway west of Schnidt Street. Long range plans note annexation discussions for a 40 acre site south of Tulare Avenue between Poplar Avenue and Highway 43 with completion expected by late summer.
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Countryside Estates
Freedom Homes
Lerdo Highway
Schnaidt Street
Schnidt Street
City of
Shafter
Tulare Avenue
Poplar Avenue
Highway 43
Shafter growth plans showcase multi-lot developments
Local developer Nick Torres and partners advance several residential projects north of Redwood Drive and along Oleander and Poplar avenues. Planned are 15 single family lots averaging 11 530 square feet, four lots along Oleander averaging 18 750 square feet, a 33 lot Riverside Avenue subdivision with 12 500 square foot lots to the south and acre sized lots to the north, and a nine lot rural style plan along Poplar averaging just over one acre. Comments welcome with contact 746 6361.
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Redwood Drive
Nick Torres
Shafter Avenue
Oleander Avenue
Manuel Avenue
Riverside Avenue
Elizabeth Avenue
South Shafter Avenue
Poplar
Poplar Avenue
Los Angeles Avenue
Shafter
Measure F: Shafter Resident Urges Bond Election Support
Daniel Knapp of Shafter urges approval of Richland Board of Education Measure F for a June bond election to upgrade schools and fund a new campus. He notes past bond success, estimates his home tax increase at about 47 dollars yearly, and emphasizes community benefit and home value.
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Richland Board of Education
Shafter
Richland
Daniel Knapp
Healthy Start Health Fair 2002 in Shafter
The Shafter Healthy Start hosts a 5 Health Fair on April 19, 2002 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Activity Center at Poso and North Valley. Forty two vendors including Hall Ambulance and Delano Regional Medical Center will offer free cholesterol and diabetes checks, nutrition and insurance information, car seat safety, and a reading center for children. A cakewalk and free hot dogs sponsored by KCEOC. Call 746-8690 for details. The Shafter Collaborative meeting with the Joshua Tree Council Girl Scouts is April 17 at 6 p.m. with refreshments and a raffle.
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Poso
North Valley
Shafter Healthy Start
Shafter
Hall Ambulance
Delano Regional Medical Center
Social Security Advocates
Shafter Convalescent
Blue Cross
KCEOC
Habib
KCSOS
Epilepsy Society
Red Cross
Shafter/Buttonwillow AmeriCorps
Joshua Tree Council Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts
Community Letter Urges Support for Healthy Start Center
In Shafter, residents request help to keep the Healthy Start center open, noting transport barriers and need for medications and bills assistance. They urge attendance at the Board of Education meeting to demand funding, highlight free services for diverse needs, and discuss potential partnerships with YMCA and Boys and Girls clubs for youth activities.
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Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Board of Education
Healthy Start
YMCA
Maria P. Garza
Maria Garza
Shafter
Kiwanis to Honor Kay Millwee For Years of Service
Kiwanis members praise Kay Millwee for 25 years of dedication to helping girls and families through Junior Miss and club activities. The upcoming Friday program features Jim Bullock and Debbie Mitchel Porvall as MCs, with the Smokin Armadillos performing. The article highlights ongoing community events and plans for parades and fundraisers including the Halloween parade and Fourth of July activities.
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Kay
Jill Ryan O’connell
Millwee
Jim Bullock
Debbie Mitchel Porvall
Smokin Armadillos
Kay Millwee
Kiwanis
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