City to buy troubled RTC Shafter settles with CDC for $20 million
The City of Shafter will purchase the Return to Custody facility from Gardemeyer Construction for about $20 million after a long dispute with the California Department of Corrections. Financing via Certificates of Participation through the Shafter Joint Powers Financing Authority will fund the deal. Gardemeyer will receive the full $20 million, while the SJPFA will lease the facility to Shafter for $159,000 annually, with state payments smoothing the lease. The city asserts no conflict of interest despite council members serving as the financing authority.
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RTC Shafter
CDC
California Department of Corrections
Shafter
Gardemeyer Construction
Wade McKinney
State Controller’s Office
Shafter Joint Powers Financing Authority
SJPFA
Linda Gragg
Garry Nelson
Gary Knox
Cathy Prout
Don Zachary
McKinney
Gardemeyer
RTC
McWhite
Local and state candidates clash at SHS forum
Local and state race hopefuls debated Monday at Shafter High School in the SHS Auditorium. In attendance were Florez and incumbent Garry Nelson with others like Jack Colvard unable to attend. all emphasized past business and managerial skills as essential for city council work and called for safety and community involvement.
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Shafter High School
SHS
Florez
Garry Nelson
Jack
Woody
Colvard
Jon Johnson
Shafter
RLSD Sites Under State and Federal Education Probe
Richland Lerdo School District RLSD faces a state and federal inquiry into its bilingual education program. Superintendent Knapp says complaints prompted on site reviews this week. All three RLSD sites were inspected Monday Tuesday and Wednesday by state and federal monitors.
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Richland-Lerdo
RLSD
Preschool expansion eyed for Wasco to Shafter
Connie Bernal, Wasco State Preschool spokeswoman, says plans to extend the Karl F. Clemens State Preschool to Shafter are under review. The Wasco program has operated since May 20 with 50 students in two sessions daily and no tuition. The district faces ongoing bilingual education debates and state agency investigations, with community views divided.
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Shafter
Connie Bernal
Karl F. Clemens
Bernal
Shafter events set for October 1996 at two venues
A community notice invites the public to attend events in Shafter. A Thursday October 1996 gathering at Shafter Christian Assembly, 520 California Ave, asks attendees to bring a bag. Friday October 25 factory reps will demo products at 100 Central Ave with food and door prizes. Depot Museum hosts a May event 11 am to 2 pm.
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California Ave
Boom Factory
Central Ave
Shafter
Depot Museum
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