Shafter City Scraps Kernity Court Site Plan
Shafter officials told Aug 20 that the Kernity Administrative Court Complex site is no longer viable due to dimensional and parcel ownership issues. Mayor Zachary and Supervisor Ashburn rejected Wasco as an option, while council actions included transit budget items, a $50,000 historic preservation grant, a 40 acre parcel waiver for a Ford dealership, and postponement of road works and curb projects.
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Shafter
Roy Ashburn
Kernity
Cne Ashburn
Ashburn
Leiber
Wasco
Don Zachary
Zachary
Shafter Avenue
Susan Valdez Named Editor at Shafter Press
Frank and Don Reed, publishers, promote Susan Valdez to editor of the Shafter Press. Valdez has worked for Reed Print Inc. since November 1986 and expresses pride in serving the community and covering local news and events.
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Frank
Don Reed
Shafter Press
Reed Print Inc
Shafter
Kern County Cemetery District approves 3.8 percent raise
Trustees meet to discuss wages for seven salaried employees and a part time secretary. An added 2.5 percent increase is approved, bringing total raises to 3.8 percent due to medical cost increases of 232.18 dollars per employee annually. New secretary Eldaleen Peters starts August 31. A Fisher Co. bid of 6200 dollars for computer setup and a cemetery finance program is accepted. Memorial benches may be placed with approval, limited to granite or marble. Next meeting September 17 at 1 p.m.
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Kern County
Tim Unruh
Eldaleen Peters
Unruh
Bakersfield
Fisher Co
Ben Grundy
Don Zachary
Brad Tomasini
Board of
Planners deny permit for Mid-Town Trailer Park relocation
The Planning Commission refused a conditional use permit to move Mid-Town Trailer Park to parcels at 245 and 251 Euclid Ave for a Kern County Administrative Courts Complex in Shafter. Residents opposed citing traffic and property value concerns.
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Planning Commission
Mid-Town
Euclid Ave
Kern County
Shafter
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Reedike
Susan Valdez
California
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Hjerke Heeringa
Dave
Glenda Mathis
Trina
Scott
Amy
Hjerke
Shafter High School
Toby
Farmers of America
Weather Report
Shafter and
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Watson
Art Plaza & Sons
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Bagley
Nan
Delano Employers Advisory Group
Polaris Pipe
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