City Utility Budgets For 1968 69 Adopted In Shafter
The Shafter City Council approved a 1968 69 budget totaling 514 528 with estimated income 691 591 67 leaving a projected surplus of 177 163 57 by June 30. The Shafter Utility District also adopted a budget with estimated income of 142 011 and City Office budgeted for Capital Outlay. The Police Department budget includes a 1969 four door sedan police car and equipment bringing total to 3 988.
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Shafter City
Shafter Utility District
Shafter
Shafter Fire Department
Shafter Public Works Department
Seaman
ATE Co
Board Votes No On Tax Relief Issue
Richland Board of Trustees at a July meeting voted to follow the California School Board Association against the Veneman Act 149 property tax relief bill. The measure would allocate 155 million dollars to counties for tax relief and has passed the Assembly and Senate committees.
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Richland Board of Trustees
California School Board Association
State Senate
Assembly
Senate
Irrigation report shows improvement for Shafter-Wasco District
The latest irrigation report, via Secretary-Manager Robert Diltz, notes a slight improvement in water supply due to higher river flow into Miller ton Lake. About 22 000 acre feet more water entered the reservoir than expected, easing potential cuts. Transfers between users remain the relief as no new water is available until mid September.
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Shafter-Wasco
Robert Diltz
Millerton Lake
Stevens and Siemens Lead Kern County Education Board
Dr. Hubbard D. Stevens was elected president of the Kern County Board of Education at the last regular meeting. Ernest Siemens of Shafter was elected vice-chairman, while Stevens previously served as vice president. Stevens joined the board in 1965 representing Trustees Area No. 7 covering Mojave China Lake Indian Wells Valley Murco Southern.
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Hubbard D. Stevens
Kern County Board of Education
Harry E. Blair
Stevens
County Board of Education
Ernest Siemens
Shafter
County Board of Education In 1965 As A Representative From Trustees Area No
Mojave
China Lake
Indian Wells Valley
Murco
Southern
Sixth Judge Approves Kern Bench Meant for July
Governor Reagan signed a bill adding a sixth judge to the Kern County Superior Court to help reduce trial delays. The measure, authored by Senator Walter Stiern and Assemblyman Kent Stacey, follows concerns over fourteen month backlogs.
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Ronald Reagan
Kern County
William M. Ketchum
Waler Stiern
Kent Stacey
Cities Counties Share Vehicle Fee Funds For 1967 68
California cities and counties shared 188 million dollars from motor vehicle license fees for the 1967 68 fiscal year announced by State Controller Houston I Flourney. Half went to 401 cities and half to 58 counties on a population basis with per resident shares of 6.73 dollars for cities and 4.97 for counties. June payments totaled 44.8 million. Kern County received 376 476 97. Shafter got 7820 58 for its 5312 population.
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California
Houston I. Flourney
Kern County
Shafter
F Lourney
Shafter Council Set to Review Police Facility Plan
The proposed site of the new Shafter Police Department facility appears again on the council agenda. Police Facility Committee members Councilmen Larson and Moyer Planning Commissioners Don Zachary Dean Lynch and private citizen Gene Guenther will present findings at the July 22 meeting in City Hall Council Chambers.
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Shafter
Larson and
Moyer
Don Zachary
Dean Lynch
Gene Guenther
Pirate Treasure Reading Club Ends at Shafter Library
Children of the community gathered at the Shafter Library on Friday July 12 to celebrate the Pirate Treasure Reading Club. Over 50 youths attended as Assistant Librarian Mary Neufeld hosted with reports by Belva Condit and Cindy Paloma.
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Rose Ann Drewer
Collene South
Eafter Library
Shafter Library
Mary Neufeld
Belva Condit
Cindy Paloma
Charlotte
Neufeld
Shafter Council Discusses Refuse Rate Change
City Council hear a proposed ordinance to raise residential refuse charges by 50 cents monthly and to readjust business and multiple pickup rates across the city refuse system. The measure was presented by Ben Grundy and Carl Moyer at the last meeting.
Frankly Speaking on Chamber Efforts and Rate Changes
In Shafter a Chamber of Commerce president highlights volunteer help for events like the Fourth of July. The piece discusses proposed refuse rate increases of 50 cents monthly across sections and a rework of apartment and business classifications to better align charges with services, projecting additional annual revenue.
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Frank
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Bill Hildebrand
Bud Johnson
Gary Kruger
Pat Kelly
Trustees Approve Open Forum on The U S Image Abroad
Kern Joint Union High School District trustees approve fall Bakersfield Open Forum series with the theme The Image of the United States in the Emerging Nations Lectures run Thursday nights in October featuring Clay Francisco Bathie Stuart Donald Ebright and Willis Butler plus color films Brazil Malaysia China and Hawaii all lectures free to the public
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Kern Joint Union High School
Bakersfield
Clay Francisco
Brazil
Bathie Stuart
Malaysia
U.S
Asia
Donald Ebright
Oae
China
Willis-Butler
Hawaii
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Board
Dr. Hubbard Stevens
Muir Shed
Lerdo Highway
B.C
Wayne Culver
Pneeling
Culver
Kern
Lewis Fairchild
E. B. Graeber
Interstate 5
Barbara Waters Fairchild
Lewis Eugene
Nikkel Avenue
California Highway Patrol
Fairchild
Laval
Kern General Hospital
SiteOn Agenda
Reading Pirates
Council
Frankly
Frank Wisher
By Wayne Wood
Open Forum
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