Ground breaking for Frito-Lay plant near Buttonwillow kicks off
A groundbreaking ceremony near Buttonwillow launched a multi million dollar Frito Lay manufacturing site on a 100 acre plot eight miles east of Buttonwillow on Highway 58. The event drew about 250 people including Shafter High band and Shafter city leaders. The plant aims to begin operation in 18 months, hiring over 300 workers and producing 50 million pounds of snacks annually. Construction costs exceed 25 million dollars and the facility will be expanded in phases to include cookie making and more warehouse space.
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Frito-Lay
Buttonwillow
Shafter High Band
Snack Food Company
Kern County
Shafter
August Caires
Chamber of Commerce
Ben Grundy
Highway 58
Brito-Lay
PepsiCo. Incorporated
Frito- Lay
Dallas
Texas
Interstate 5
Dénnis Frezzo
Kirk West
Transportation and Housing
George Deukmejian
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Ben Austin
Trice Harvey
Donald Foster
County Board of Trade
EPA probes Rio Bravo Waste Site dispute over zoning
Private citizens and county agencies demanded a formal investigation into the Rio Bravo Disposal Facility in Bakersfield amid concerns over lack of an Environmental Impact Report for expanded hazardous waste handling. County officials warned of a land use violation and potential zone-change requirements while state and federal agencies defended the current operating permits.
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Rio Bravo
Shafter
Diane Cugdal
Bakersfield
Kern County Valley Action Network
Cogdal
Ken Nelson, Jr
California Department of Health Services
Nelson
California Water Quality Control Board
State Department of Health Services
Kern County
Sheriff's Department
Planning Department
Emergency Services
Fire Department
Health Department
County Council
California Highway Patrol
Peter Crosby
Dale Mills
Kern County Building Inspection and Information Department
Mills
Richard Casagrande
Kern County Health Department
Environmental Health Services
Casagrande
Thanksgiving Deadline Changes at Shafter Press
The Shafter Press sets early deadlines for Thanksgiving week with news releases due Friday at noon and classifieds by 4 p.m. Friday. Materials may be delivered to 154 Central Ave or phoned in at 746-4942.
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Shafter Press
Central Ave
Shafter City Council tackles annexation and fees debate
The Shafter City Council met Monday night in City Hall amid a standing room crowd to hear public hearings on an annexation north of Redwood Drive and west of Acacia Street, and on sewer and water connection fees. The heated annexation discussion featured residents opposing smaller lot sizes and lack of street access while developers urged approval. The session highlighted notice issues, a planning commission conflict of interest, and a delay to study impacts for about a month. The meeting paused when power failed briefly, then continued with flashlight aid as council discussed rates for undeveloped land hookups and the future of the new fire station site near the Bicentennial Memorial Garden.
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Shafter City
William Goertzen
Jack Colvard
Shafter Planning Commission
Tom Almberg
Sycamore Street
Gary Ingle
Redwood Drive
Shafter
Ingle
Planning Commission
Mheny
Sere Charles Mitchell
Acacia Street
Norm King
Jack Colvard, Jr
Goertzen
Karen Northcutt
John Guinn
Old
Shafter Public Utilities District
Guinn
Kern County Fire Department
Tom McCarthy
Gene Tackett
Cathy Prout
Don Zachary
County Fire Department
Stringham Park
Sunset Avenue
Police Department
Marlon Hiebert
Kern County voting tightens in late mail ballots
Kern County races remain undecided as mail-in ballots fill in amid tight margins. Starrh leads Payne 73 to 27 in Shafter, with overall counts shifting as about 8,000 mail ballots await processing. Buttonwillow and Shafter sway County Supervisor and Water Agency divisions, while other local officials secure their seats statewide.
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Caatier
Vine Beast
Selee
Kern County
Kern County Elections Department
Wegen Bay Ety Ramadan
Kern County Water Agency
Water Board
Payne
Wasco
Be Staarh
Starrh
Shafter Area
Water Agency
Shafter
Buttonwillow
United States
Kern County First District
Roy Ashburn
Paul Colter
Vred Bears
James Payne
Don Rogers
Sacramento
Gene Tackett
William Thomas
House of Representatives
Mike le Sage
Thomas
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West High School
Snoopy
EPA
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