Shafter Considers Park Alcohol Ban Amid Debate
Shafter City Council nears a ban on alcohol in city parks, delaying a vote until July 2 while seeking revisions. The meeting also approved a brush and leaf collection fee and adopted the 1984-85 city budget. Public support for the ban was strong, with residents arguing it will work as in other cities.
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Shafter City
Stan Jensen
Manuel Park
Gene Gunther
Steven Thrasher
Thrasher
Dean Rice
Tax proposal could erode city and school budget control
Local leaders Shafter City Council and Richland School District fear Jarvis IV would curb budget autonomy by restricting local fee and tax decisions. Supporters argue state power would grow, threatening funding flexibility for water, sewer, and trash services and complicating capital projects like a new water well.
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Shafter City
Richland
California
Itiackers
Howard Jarvis
Paul Gann
Jarvis IV
Shafter
August Caires
Vera Stone
Caires
Dr. Stone
Jarvis
Stone
Dr Stone
Shafter-Wasco crime team eyes youth diversion plan
The Shafter-Wasco Team on Crime and Violence Prevention proposes a fall panel on youth crime diversion inspired by Fresno seminar talks. Local leaders Augie Flores and Nina Leigh highlight public input, counseling, supervision, and employment as keys to preventing reoffending.
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Shafter-Wasco
Onenem
Fresno
Shafter
August Caires
Nina Leigh
San Francisco Superior Court
Harry Lowe
Kern County
California Youth Authority
Independence Day Celebration At City Stadium
Independence Day events outline July 4 activities with AlStro-Ball games at 6 p.m. near the stadium parking area, admission $2 for children, and a prep band under Gary Ingle. Pack 23 led by Roy Ramirez and Shafter High cheerleaders will staff the concession stand during the program.
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Roy Ramires
Will
Gary Ingle
Nash
Shafter High School
Anack Com
Frito-Lay Breaks Ground Near Shafter and Buttonwillow
An 18 month building program for Frito-Lay is tentatively set to begin in early September near Buttonwillow. Ground breaking for a $100 million project was announced by Kern County official Walterina Head at a Shafter Chamber luncheon. Phase one will build a potato chip plant ready by spring 1986, employing about 500, with later phases adding a cookies making plant and warehouses. The project could extend four to six years and employ up to 1,500, boosting local employment and demand for services and potato farmers in the area.
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CYA
Augie Flores
Flores
Shafter-Wasco
Dale Green
Kern County Juvenile Department
Taft Police
Willard Schlicter
Shafter
Frank Christensen
Frito-Lay Company
Buttonwillow
Kern County Board of Trade
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Walterina Head
Frito-Lay
Shafter and
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