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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 2006
Page
1
The Shafter Press will close Monday Sept 4 for Labor Day. Week of Sept 6 deadlines: Articles columns pictures obits society due by Aug 31 5 p.m. Display ads due by Aug 31 5 p.m. Ads needing proof by Aug 30. Classified ads by Sept 1 10 a.m. Legal ads by Sept 1 noon.
The Shafter Public Health Department outlines August clinics with appointments needed for all except the Immunization Clinic. Call 746-7562 for appointments. Clinics are at 329 Central Valley Highway. A Family Planning Clinic is Aug 23 8:30–10:30 a.m. and 1–4 p.m. A Pregnancy Screening Clinic is Aug 23 9–11 a.m.
California Assembly approves Senate Bill 1010 to authorize oversight for the California Integrated Logistics Center in Shafter. The measure, backed across parties, lets the city run the intermodal hub via a commission guiding operations, capital projects, and expansions before returning to the Senate and then the governor for final action.
The city of Shafter will partner with Amanda Services to host a Universal Waste Drop-Off Event at Manuel Park. The Shafter City Council approved the event at the Aug. 15 meeting as California tightens rules on universal waste like batteries bulbs and electronic devices. Amanda will collect and recycle items, with the city earning 15 cents per pound. Collection bins will be provided at the city yard.
Los Angeles and other Southern California agencies filed a federal lawsuit challenging Kern County's ban on importing and land applying biosolids. The suit seeks to invalidate the ban and uphold EPA guidelines that support recycling biosolids, citing economic investment in L A's Green Acres Farm and compliance costs of over 16 million dollars tied to Class A Exceptional Quality standards.
Shafter officials raise Lerdo Highway speed from 55 to 60 mph between Cherry Avenue and Minter Field Airport area. The meeting also applauded departing city staff, heard hearings on tract 6437 with Self Help Enterprises, and considered Annexation 79 and Pre-Zone 06-42 for 121.61 acres east and west of Shafter Avenue.
Senator Dean Florez criticizes Mayor Villaraigosa for pursuing a lawsuit to overturn Kern County’s ban on land application of sewage sludge. He accuses the mayor of hypocrisy given LA’s green promises and cites Kern County voters’ rights and existing greener local solutions like EnerTech Environmental’s biomass plan.
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