Shafter Budget Revision Faces City Council Monday
Shafter City Council will review a revised fiscal 1986 budget at 7 30 p m in City Hall aiming to balance a previously projected deficit of 200 000. City Administrator August Caires proposes cuts in street work and police microfiche systems while preserving reserves, with a projected two year deficit of 69 519 for 1987 and an 8 4 percent revenue rise in 1985 86.
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Shafter
August Caires
Caires
Washington
Shafter Police Department
Public Works Department
Judge to rule Friday in Kern County hazardous waste dispute
A Los Angeles County judge is to rule Friday in a fight over moving McColl fullerton hazardous waste to PWI’s Lakern Road dump near Buttonwillow. Kern County seeks a halt until a new environmental impact review is filed, citing safety concerns and contract provisions for preliminary waste treatment.
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Los Angeles County
Kern County
Petroleum Waste Incorporated
Buttonwillow
McColl
Fullerton
PWI
Lakern Road
Mike Golden
California Department of Health Services
Canonic Engineers
Walter Croskey
Ralph Jordan
Croskey
Shafter Air Races Set at Minter Field This Weekend
Local air racing returns to Minter Field with the Shafter Air Races from Thursday to Sunday. Top pilots including Ron Hevne and John Crocker compete for a $75,000 purse in a nine mile course, reaching speeds around 425 mph with races eight laps long. The event, to be filmed for ABC Wide World of Sports, draws about 30,000 spectators and highlights risks, fast piloting, and emergency procedures in a high speed showcase.
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Shafter
Minter Field
Unlimited Air Race Association of
Bakersfield
Ron Hevne
Bill DeStephani
Jann Ross
Shafter Air Races
Hevle
Reno
Hevie
ABC
John Crocker
Steve Hinton
Frank Sanders
Dave Zucho
Holm
Lockheed Aircraft Company
Hinton
Crocker
Sanders
Minter
Miles
Ross
Shafter panel discusses DBCP water contamination concerns
More than 60 residents filled Shafter City Council chambers to hear Kern County officials and experts discuss DBCP contamination found in area water supplies. Panelists outlined health risks, testing gaps, and guidance for private wells, with emphasis on boil approach and nitrate considerations.
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Pat Bryant
Shafter
Shafter City
Joyce Hahn
Kern County Valley Action Network
Norris
District One
Roy Ashburn
Daphne Washington
Kern County Health Department Water Office
Delano
Rosedale
Lamont
Arvin
Washington
Fresno County
Kern County
Kern County Health Department
Health Department
Hahn
California
State Health Department
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FFA
Council
American Legion
Shafter Memorial Park
Susan Durbin
Een
DBCP
John Guinn
Fresno
Guinn
Shafter City Water
Water
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