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Shafter Public Works Keeps City Moving
A profile of Shafter Public Works under Jack Harris highlights street widening at Lerdo project, road resurfacing around Five Points, Pacific Street, Munzer, East Orange and Euclid, and lake repairs at Walker. It notes Mannel Park care, garbage pickup teams, and the city disposal plant with Crawford and Janzen staff, plus Harris’s dual role with SPUD since 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Department of Public Works
Jack Harris
Pacific Street
Munzer
East Orange
East Euclid
Walker Street
Public Works Department
Mannel Park
Pete Gorshie
Nelson West
Ernest Taylor
Louis Carter
Harris
Smith's Corner
Pop” Crawford
Jack Janzen
Crawford
Shafter Public Utilities Department
S.P.U.D
Ripley
San Diego
Standard Oil
Public Works