Shafter Town Hall Defines Growth Plans and Finances
City officials outline a Master Plan to guide Shafter growth with 1,500 new homes and 11,000 planned in a future Master Plan Community. Council themes include 600 new jobs from new business starts, a $650 park fee per dwelling, and shifting land use from yard to housing while preserving agriculture. Mayor Fran Florez and City Manager John Guinn address residents as Richland Superintendent Lyle Mack cites school construction delays.
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Veteran's Hall
Fran Florez
Shafter
John Guinn
Guinn
California
Community Correctional Facility
CCF
Jake Sweeny
Poplar and
Lerdo
Fresno Avenue
Manuel Ave
S. Tulare and
Poplar
Fresno Ave
Mannell
Fresno
Beech National Farm Workers
Youth Center
Los Angeles
Shafter Avenue
Beech
Tulare
Performance Food Group
Alfa Leisure and
Global Fabricators
Schwaidt
Standard Road
Highway 99
Beech Avenue
Lerdo Highway
Rite-Aid
Five Points
Central Avenue
Richland
Lyle Mack
Spaghetti Dinner Benefit and February Health Clinics
The Shafter Community Chest hosts a Spaghetti dinner at Shafter Vets Hall on Thursday February 10 from 5 to 7 30 p m with takeout available. Proceeds fund scholarships and emergency aid. Tickets are 7 50 at the door or via 746 6409. Also Valentine dinner. Kern County Public Health schedules February clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway including Child Health Clinic February 10 by appointment, Immunization February 14 walk in 3 5 p m, Family Planning February 23 by appointment, and Pregnancy Screening February 28 by appointment. Call 746 7562 for details.
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Shafter Community Chest
Shafter Vets Hall
AARP
The
Jesus Saves Church
S. Shafter Avenue
Paris
Shafter Kern County Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Red Cross stops tsunami relief activities after $1.2 billion
The American Red Cross says donations reach a sufficient level to implement relief plans for the December 26 2004 tsunami. About 3000000? no, over $300000 donated to Kern Chapter. Funds support five needs including food water healthcare family supplies mental health and disaster preparedness. Contact local chapter at 3246427 to donate.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
Richard Temple
Kern
Kern County
National Red Cross
Adam's Law to strengthen foster care reforms introduced
Senator Dean Florez to unveil SB 726 Adams Law aimed at tightening foster care safeguards after the 2003 Bakersfield death of 4 month old Adam Sereno. The bill requires biological noncustodial parents to pass background checks and undergo home visits, adds an exit interview by social workers, and mandates parenting courses before reunification for children under five.
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Dean Florez
D-Shafter
Bakersfield
Adam
Adam Sereno
John
Nina Jimenez
Alvaro Sereno
Florez
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Seventh Standard Pentecostal Church of God
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