Shafter advisory meeting tackles local problems and pageant plans
First District Supervisor Gene Tackett met Shafter residents to discuss road dust from State Route 43, water supply concerns, and North Shafter infrastructure. The group eyed drought relief, county role in Sunny Street maintenance, and a Wasco nuclear plant over water needs. Pageant preparations for April 29 at Shafter High School proceed with a 7:30 p.m. start.
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Wasco
First District
Gene Tackett
Shafter Area
Tackett
Community Eee Program Agency
Shafter
Cherokee Strip
Kern County
Eldon
Delano Area
Prince Lane
North Shafter Area
Rick Heitkemper
Community Development Program Agency
Kern County Economic Opportunity Corporation
Board of Supervisors
Deleys
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Shafter Advisory Committee
Alan Larsen
Shafter Council Overturns Planning Commission Parcel Map Denial
The Shafter City Council overturned a Planning Commission denial of Bobby Lewis's parcel map, labeling lot sizes as 93 by 65 feet rather than 108 by 67.5. The error stemmed from an engineer reading from street center instead of the edge, reducing area to 6,045 square feet under the 7,500 minimum unless impractical. The council approved the map 3-0, while residents opposed to apartments supported the division into A-1 lots.
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Shafter City
Planning Commission
Bobby Lewis
Steve Richardson
William Sheldon Jr
Willow St
Tulare
Robert Millwee
Loyd Link
Elmer Unruh
Bill Cummings
Jack Colvard
Marvin Kirschenmann
Fid
Lerdo Highway
Beech Ave
William Goertzen
Dave Anderson
Shafter Recreation Commission
Berg links California water shortage to inaction by Sacramento
Norm Berg told the Shafter Chamber of Commerce that obstructionists in Sacramento caused drought pain. He warned Kern County could lose 200 million in farm revenue and 800 million in total economic impact, with 3,400 permanent jobs and many farm workers affected. He cited 136000 acres at risk, 600 to 800 wells needed, and under 10 percent surface water deliveries. The group urged completing the peripheral canal and repealing the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, a resolution the chamber adopted in support.
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Norm Berg
California
Sacramento
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Kern County Farm Bureau
Kern County
Shafter- Wasco
Berg
Eel
American
Chamber
Police to hold open house in Shafter
The Shafter Police Department marks Law Enforcement Day by hosting an open house on Sunday May 1. Doors open at noon with officers on duty to answer questions and explain police work. Refreshments will include punch and cookies.
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Shafter
Fire damages Kernville truck near Shafter
A Kernville Stage and Freight Line truck was reported alight as it arrived in Shafter last week. Overloading caused friction on a tire and the load caught fire, causing minor damage to the vehicle and its contents. Estimated damages totaled 75 dollars with 5 thousand dollar truck savings and 10 thousand dollar contents savings. The blaze was reported to the Shafter Fire Department at 10 47 a.m. on Tuesday April 19.
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Kernville
Shafter
Shots Fired at Eppie's Place Ends Peacefully
Oliver Gonzales, 36, of 426 Rodriguez Ave, arrested by Shafter Police for assault with a firearm in a public building. He allegedly fired three shots into the floor at Eppie's Place after being refused service. No injuries reported in the 1:45 a.m. incident. a .25 automatic was allegedly used.
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Oliver Gonzales
Rodriguez Ave
Shafter
Gonzales
Eppie’s Place
Walker
State distributes 9.25 million in cigarette tax apportionment
State Controller Kenneth Cory announces April cigarette tax apportionment totaling 9,250,825 shared by 58 counties 1,740,876 and cities 7,509,949. Shafter receives 2,771. The payout equals 30 percent of March revenue minus 27,027 administrative costs.
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Kenneth Cory
Shafter
Shafter Planning Commission Pushes For Three Environmental Impact Reports
At the April 19 meeting the Shafter Planning Commission required three EIRs for a zone change by Bobby Lewis to R-3 at Tulare and Willow, a mobile home park project at Los Angeles and Shafter Avenue, and a 16 unit senior housing project on California Avenue. The commission elected Daryl Moyer as chairman and set May 3 for continued hearings on the Land Use Element and zoning ordinance amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Planning Commission
Bobby Lewis
R-3
R-1
Tulare
Willow
Mobil
Los Angeles
Shafter Avenue
John Butler
Calvin Short
Joe Kirk
California Ave
Kern Street
Calloway Street
Kern Crest Manor
Daryl Moyer
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Miss Shafter
Cheryl Williams
Jane Zachary
Janet Ryker
Cindy Lane
Pam Wells
Nancy Smith
Sandy Wilson
Kelley Bayless
Margo Whitt
Pamela
Shafter High School
Iris Sankey
State Board of Equalization
Bradley-Burns
San Francisco Bay Area
Rapid Transit District
BART
Santa Clara County
Board of Equalization
SCCT
Toarch
Kelly R. Mason
Mason
Bill Johnston
International Institute of Municipal Clerks
Kansas City
Missouri
Fire Dept
Shafter Fire Department
Rie
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