Shafter City Council OKs budget cuts plan
Facing looming deficits the Shafter City Council approved a third draft of the 1986 budget Monday night. They adopted a plan eliminating one Public Works maintenance position and a vacant Police Department officer slot, plus 50 percent cuts in conference expenses and removal of employee contingency funds and holiday perks. Salary increases and Social Security contributions were spared.
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Shafter
Public Works Department
Shafter Police Department
John Guinn
Guinn
August Caires
Richland Junior High plans approved and bids set
Architectural plans for Richland Junior High rebuilding gain state approval. Richland School District Trustees approve bidding schedule for north wing, parking lots, south wing roof, landscaping, and a covered walkway. Bids open June 10 for 30 days. District also backs growth plan, budget priorities, bilingual grant, and space rental plan.
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Richland Junior High
Richland School District Board of Trustees
North Wing
South Wing
Shafter Press
Vera Stone
Shafter Press adopts six column format and SAU change
The Shafter Press joins Reed Print, Inc. in adopting the new S.A.U. standard advertising unit and a six column layout. Pages shrink to six columns and 28 inch newsprint to reduce costs while preserving 8 column ads for classified and legal notices. Reed says the change updates the newspaper’s appearance and keeps prices affordable. Reed Print publications serve Kern County with six weeklies, one bi weekly and two shopper editions, totaling a large circulation.
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Shafter Press
Reed Print, Inc
S.A.U
Donald Reed
Reed
Kern County
Post Office Roof Collapse Shuts Shafter Facility
A severe thunderstorm worsened a weak Shafter post office ceiling causing a roof collapse and closure. A trailer will host postal services as repairs proceed. no carrier service disruption reported. Roy Thomas escaped injury as a 2x4 failed under his feet during roof work. Barbara Smith observed the scene as operations moved to the trailer.
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United States Post Office
Shafter
Bill Leslie
Roy Thomas
Post Office
Thomas
Barbara Smith
Judge blocks McColl waste to PWI site near Buttonwillow
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled that waste from the McColl Superfund cleanup cannot be sent to the Petroleum Waste Incorporated facility near Buttonwillow until an environmental impact report is prepared. Judge Walter Croskey said the California Department of Health Services abused its discretion by proceeding without a full review, keeping a temporary injunction in place to halt over 200,000 tons of excavated waste from Fullerton to the Lakern Road site. The state plans have been appealed to the California Court of Appeals as health agencies weigh the future of the project and officials meet with Canonic Engineering to discuss next steps. The EIR is deemed necessary due to potential environmental impacts from cleanup, treatment, removal, transportation, and disposal.
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Los Angeles County
McColl
Petroleum Waste Incorporated
Buttonwillow
Walter Croskey
California Department of Health Services
Croskey
Kern County Superior Court
Kern County
Canonic Engineering Incorporated
PWI
California Unlimited Hevie Wins Shafter Air Race
Ron Hevie, flying the Strega a P-51D, edged Skip Holm to claim the first California Unlimited Air Race at Minter Field Shafter before a crowd of 5200. Hevie seized the lead late after Holm risked an inside pass and a rival suffered engine trouble. Hevie completed eight laps in 10 minutes 28.64 seconds at 425.192 mph amid a dramatic, caution-filled day.
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Minter Field
Ron Hevie
Shafter
Hevie
Skip Holm
Lyle Shelton
Heyle
Merced Ave
John Crocker
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