Plan endorsement hearing on Shafter Wasco school district
A Kern County committee considers replacing trustee areas with at large elections for Shafter Wasco schools. Evron Barber urged action after Wasco meeting. two speakers favored the plan, one citing tax rate. Richard James supported maintaining Richland schools despite costs, committee to recommend to the State Board of Education before voter consideration.
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Kern County
Evron Barber
Richland
Smith
Wasco
Shafter-Wasco
Richard
Curly) James
Shafter High School
Shafter Area Tax Rates to Fall Regardless of Unification Vote
Figures shown at a public hearing indicate Shafter residents would see tax cuts whether unification passes or fails. If the county plan fails Richland tax drops from 2.87 to 1.00 with a wide tax. high school rate stays 2.68 making Shafter area tax 3.68 from 5.55. If voters approve the county plan total unified district tax would be 2. Plan A results cited show varied reductions with Plan A failing cutting Richland by 95 cents and proposal totals up to 6.05 on high school boundaries and 2.98 for Shafter Wasco area.
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Shafter
Richland
Shafter Area
Shafter Wasco Area
Planners favor housing and mixed land use in hearings
The commission opened participatory planning hearings on the city land use element revision led by Sheldon. They discussed pyramid zoning peripheral planning lot size and street configurations and expect further hearings on commercial industrial and residential planning with completion anticipated in six to seven months.
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Sheldon
Shafter
Commission
Ketchum poll shows strong support for nuclear power
Congressman Bill Ket chum reports 75 percent backing construction of nuclear plants and 53 percent favor natural gas price deregulation in his 1976 district wide survey. Other finds include 83 percent worried CIA disclosures and 58 percent approving supersonic air landings.
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Bill Ketchum
Ketchum
Congress
Free World
U.S
Cuba
U.N
Shafter Bicentennial Coloring Contest Extended to May 5
The deadline for the Shafter bicentennial coloring book contest is extended to Wednesday May 5. Chairmen report 155 entries so far, with judging by Kern County Library staff.
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Joe deRamus
Shafter Bicentennial Committee
deRamus
Kern County
Shafter Council Reviews Housing Plans and City Projects
The council plans interim measures for dual residential and apartment construction with six month timelines. Zoning may allow four story apartments but final height to be set later. multi family units capped at two stories. Officials discussed live-in managers, unit mix, and rental retention. Fire Chief Ratzlaff updated on the Crown fire truck’s return to service by week’s end with cost controls. Water well drilling began. reconditioning old equipment considered to save costs. two wells to be lowered due to a lower water table. An ordinance to rezone R-1 to R-3 for condominiums passed first reading. A tennis court project with Richland School District was approved, with state funds and maintenance responsibilities outlined. May 9-16 was designated Nursing Home Week. The city will receive $25,720 in federal Revenue Sharing funds as its final allocation unless Congress extends the program.
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Luig
Petrini
Sheldon
Marilyn Gladden
Ratzlaff
Shafter
Lew Carroll
Lyle E. Williams
Wasco
Carroll
L. A. Camp Pump Company
Ernie Hofman
Hofman
Richland
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