Shafter City Council debates city manager vacancy plan
The Shafter City Council examined Timely issues in regular session including a major talk on replacing City Manager August Caires who departs in December. Members debated interim staffing, with Cathy Prout urging immediate recruitment and Johnny Thomas favoring staff filling in. The panel also tabled animal control ordinance details to study a model. Other actions included ordinances on lot sizes and zoning, a vesting maps ordinance, and approving planning aid with Kern COG along with local annexation and a Super Collider support resolution.
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Shafter City
August Caires
Richard Oberholzer
Shafter
Cathy Prout
Johnny Thomas
Planning Commission Grants Variance For Tulare Street Lots
At the Shafter Planning Commission meeting on November 19 with all commissioners present a variance was granted to allow deviation to lot depth and width for lots in a proposed development on the north side of Tulare Street east of Mettler Avenue extended. Tentative Tract No. 4864 and Variance No. 853 will be heard by the City Council on December 9. Jeffrey French of Bakersfield filed the subdivision application. Much of the meeting focused on site plan review and enforcement of current regulations.
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Zachary
Marland Hiebert
Proutt
Harold Schuetz
West Lerdo Highway
Poplar Avenue
Schnidt
Shafter Planning Commission
Tulare Street
Mettler Avenue
Hicks Lane
Shafter City
Jeffrey French
Bakersfield
Ron Young
Shafter Press Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule Released
The Shafter Press notes Thanksgiving holiday closure on November 28 and 29 with offices reopening December 2 at 8:30 a.m. through December 23 hours, plus Christmas Eve early close and New Year follow schedule. planning commission to hear site plan review ordinance on December 3 and approve six month continuance for Bobby Lewis property at Minter and Lerdo. annexation request by Mr Highton Beech and Lerdo considered.
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Shafter Press
Planning Commission
Bobby Lewis
Minter
Lerdo
Beech
Highton
Beech and
Time to renew kinships this Thanksgiving season
A reflective message urges LMU OU readers to reconnect with family despite time slipping away. It urges gathering, sharing meals and prayers, and renewing ties with aunts, uncles, cousins, and siblings to ease loneliness and celebrate gratitude.
Shafter Christmas Season Opens With Santa Arrives
Shafter kicks off the Christmas season with a festive program Monday December 2 at the town square northeast corner of James Street and Central Avenue. Music starts at 6 p.m. and Santa will arrive in a red truck after the holiday lights go on.
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Santa
Shafter
Town Square
James Street
Central Avenue
Shafter Defeats Wasco in 59th Rival Meeting 31-6
Shafter Generals, led by senior Johnny Bustos with 129 rushing yards and a touchdown, beat Wasco Tigers 31-6 to claim third South Sequoia playoff spot. Generals outrun in defense and improved passing by Israel Lopez set up Friday’s clash with Selma High School at 7:30 p.m.
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Selma High School
Bears
Generals
Selma
Jan Stuebbe
Johnny
Stuebbe
Garces
Tranquility
Taft
Dos Palos
Mr. Rekosh
Shafter High School
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Kern Cog
Clarence Kattenhorn
Los Angeles
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Edwards Air Force Base
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Young
Commission
Jay Atkinson
Pies
LMU
Chris
Shafter Generals
Wasco Tigers
Selma Bears
Jimenez
Solorio
Lee Henning
Mark Boatwright
Mike Weis
Bustos
Nieto
Craig Cummings
Robert Kilgore
Blake Hyer
Coalinga
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