Four Arrests Tied to Meth and Marijuana Ring in Shafter
Shafter police and Kern County agencies arrested four suspects at the Shafter Motel after undercover buys of methamphetamine. Steven Earl Uecker faces two counts of selling meth and possession for sale of marijuana. Davison, and brothers Steven D. Phelps and Harold Riley Phelps, are charged with various meth and marijuana offenses. Officers say the sting continued from prior buys and led to more seizures.
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Shafter
Kern County
Shafter Motel
Steven Earl Uecker
Elbert Lee Davison
Steven D. Phelps
Harold
Peterson
Uecker
Davison
Harold Riley Phelps
Steven Phelps
Supervisors uphold crematory zoning defeat in Shafter
Kern County supervisors unanimously upheld the Kern County Board of Zoning Adjustment decision denying David Sconce a variance for a crematory on Imperial Avenue in Shafter. About 50 residents crowded Bakersfield chambers voicing odor and pollution concerns, while Sconce vowed to pursue a lawsuit.
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Kern County Board of Supervisors
David Sconce
Shafter
Kern County Board of Zoning Adjustment
Sconce
Imperial Avenue
California
Shafter Area
Bakersfield
Super
Zoning Board
Shafter Avenue
Highway 43
EPA approves hazardous waste permit for PWI site near Buttonwillow
The EPA granted a permit for PWI to operate a hazardous waste disposal site seven miles west of Buttonwillow, with an effective date of October 27 and site readiness expected by December. Public comments from a Bakersfield hearing and letters led to adjustments, notably restricting solid waste handling to landfills rather than liquid waste ponds. Local critics including Chemical Waste Incorporated and Buttonwillow honorary mayor Jeffrey Roberts urged stricter controls on waste handling and traffic impacts.
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Environmental Protection Agen
Buttonwillow
EPA
PWI
Lakern Road
Bakersfield
Chemical Waste Incorporated
Jeffrey Roberts
Clark Boli
Chemical Waste
Roberts
Judith Ayres
William A. Wheeler
Boli
Valley air pollution study discussed in Bakersfield visit
Health and political leaders gathered in Bakersfield on Friday to plan a study of San Joaquin valley air quality. Joe Cannon toured Kern County with local officials to see pollution sources and discuss vehicle inspection programs while noting progress and funding hurdles.
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Bakersfield
San Joaquin
Rio Bravo Resort
Joe Cannon
D.C
Kern County
Cannon
Board Ofvisors
Wil Thomas
Sanin
Nevadas
Cotter
Fresno County
EPA
Shafter council reviews transit study and fees plans
The Shafter City Council discussed a survey on local transit needs aimed at freeing state transportation development funds. They adopted the general plan, set a public hearing on sewer and water connections for the old SPUD, reviewed annexation fees, and extended City Administrator August Caires’ contract. Public Works warned the transit study may overstate needs, while council sought Kern COG support and $185,000 local share. A Nov 12 hearing was set to consider connection fee reforms.
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Shafter
August Caires
Richland
Public Works
John Guinn
Kern County
Wasco
McFarland
Delano
Bakersfield
Guinn
PRC Engineering of
Los Angeles
Greater Bakersfield
Richard Oberholzer
Kern Cog
Oberholzer
Ver Nash
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Shafter High
Superior Court
James
Stuart
Southern
AEA
PTA
Jennifer Tucker
Jennifer
Donna Tucker
Richland Intermediate School
Caires
Mark Gibb
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