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Town meeting in Shafter draws crowd for civic revival
About 200 residents filled the Shafter Veterans Hall on April 22 for a town meeting led by Mayor Don Zachary to explore ways to revitalize the community. City administrator John Guinn outlined financial pressures from four years of declining sales tax and urged a choice between cutting services or finding new funding. A panel including farmer Fred Starrh, businesswoman Mary Siemens, sports advocate Dale Flud, and Dr Vera Stone from Richland School District shared views on agriculture, retail vitality, youth programs, and education. Attendees discussed improving downtown, parks, and cultural events, with emphasis on community effort and local engagement.
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Shafter Veterans Hall
Don Zachary
John Guinn
Guinn
Shafter
Fred Starrh
Mary Siemens
Dale Flud
Vera Stone
Richland
Starrh
Farm Organization
USA
Shirley
Siemens
Flud
Stone
Shafter High School
SHS
John Conley
Ben Grundy
Grundy
Flora Nichols
Jack Nikkel
L.A
Mary Anderson
City Hall
Martha Ingle
Eliza Alarcon
Santa Barbara
Richard Dixon
Bakersfield
Chrystie Stroup
Milt Hawkins
David Morris
John Stroup
County Board of Supervisors
Supervisors
Roy Ashburn