Shafter community events and notices announced
Kern County Economic Opportunity Corporation schedules commodity distribution in Shafter at Veterans Hall on January 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eligible residents may pick up goods. Also planned in Buttonwillow on January 13 at the Senior Citizen Building. The Richland School District Consolidated Program meets January 12 at 7 p.m. in the Primary School Cafeteria. Juanita Sanchez can provide details at 746 3317. Lester Engelson will speak on Medicare and long term health care at the W C Walker Senior Center January 16 at 1 30 p.m. The Pond Shafter Water Resource Conservation District holds January 19 at 7 p.m. Wasco Veterans Hall to discuss 1989 ASCS Farm Programs. Brian Hockett is reachable at 861 4129. No school January 16 for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Richland School District meeting moved to January 17.
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Brown and Bryant to join Puregro after 50 years in business
Shafter and Arvin sites will not be taken over by Puregro, which begins employing all but six Brown & Bryant staff including Jack Brown. Brown cites prior contamination costs of about 1 million in net worth and four million in insurance expenses. Puregro’s Kimberlina plant near Arvin remains distant. Mettler facility upgrades include six 16,000 gallon tanks, containment walls, a guarded loading ramp, a holding tank, and a fire safe warehouse with control systems.
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March Program Quality Review scheduled for Richland School
Richland School Board notes that the state mandated Program Quality Review will occur March 28 to 30. Principal Ron Adams reports staff self study for about a year, comparing total school performance to California Department of Education criteria to improve services for all students.
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Shafter approves engineering study on water safety and grants
The Shafter City Council authorized Boyle Engineering to conduct an engineering study not to exceed 8500 to assess future water contamination risks while evaluating four treatment options and introducing possibilities for groundwater and import strategies. The city also awarded a 32000 water well service contract to L A Camp and set a public hearing for Kern County Community Development Block Grant projects with an anticipated 45000 in funds for downtown improvements including sidewalks and parking. The council unanimously reappointed Atkinson Wiedmann and Powell to four year terms on the Planning Commission, and Ken Holland submitted a letter of interest for a seat.
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Shafter Sees New Resident Ken Holland Join Bakersfield Firm
Terri Murray profiles Ken Holland who moved from Pasadena after 12 years with Musick Peeler and Garrett to join Bunker Byrum and Kimball in Bakersfield. The former courtroom attorney specializes in trial work, eminent domain, real estate and land use, appellate matters, and groundwater litigation at a full service firm.
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