Cemetery district to raise cemetery prices under Prop 13 changes
Shafter Wasco district announces September 1 price hikes for lots to 190 dollars from 130 and higher opening and closing fees. Prop 13 ends direct property tax revenue. SB 154 creates a one year formula sharing about 79 thousand dollars less than last year. District explores state surplus funds and cost cuts including omitting one groundsman and skipping Rye grass overseeding while chair Ben Grundy and secretary Brad Tomasini oversee reductions.
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Shafter
Wasco
Ruben Siemens
Siemens
Kern County
Ben Grundy
Brad Tomasini
Kern County Construction Maintains Record Pace In July
Kern County construction surged in July with a seven month total near nineteen million. Homebuilding drove gains though seven month totals show slight year over year declines. Unincorporated areas led July activity while Bakersfield and several cities posted year over year increases.
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Kern County
Board of Trade
Ed Smith
Bakersfield and
Kern County Builders Exchange
Wasco Rose Tours At Festival Of Roses
Visitors may take the Rose Tour on September 9 or 10 during the Wasco Festival of Roses. Departing from Barker Park Rose Garden, the tour visits Armstrong Nurseries fields with production staff on hand. Over a thousand people participate yearly, with volunteers ensuring an enjoyable experience.
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Barker Park
Armstrong Nurseries
Thieves plague Shafter residents with local theft report
Shafter Police logged several thefts and break-ins on late August and early September. Opal Elmore reported chrome fittings stolen from a 1976 Oldsmobile valued around 43 dollars. Milton Spaulding lost two Cab fares totaling 20 dollars after two suspects fled on foot. Kenneth McWhorter reported a 1977 yellow Chevrolet pickup stolen from his front yard. Frank Rodriguez said two dull red 1 1/2 foot tool boxes and tools valued at 900 dollars were stolen near Nikkle Iron Works. A windshield was broken on Norma Tripp’s 1970 Ford pickup, while Ken McWhorter noted a church break-in with undetermined loss. Rosie Barrera reported stereo tapes stolen from her locked car, valued at 23 dollars. Francisco Zamora described damage to his car including a stereo power booster and 16 8 track tapes. Jiffy Food Store back door found open with a $150 money order in the back room. Loss undetermined.
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Opal Elmore
Walnut
Shafter
Milton Spaulding
Bakersfield
Reiker and
Rodriguez
Kenneth McWhorter
E. Sra Ress
Frank Rodriguez
Stone
Nikkle Iron Works
Central
Norma Tripp
Sharon Laughlin
Wasco
Vehicle and vegetation fires keep Shafter busy
The Shafter Fire Department battled multiple calls last week including four in one hour. A 1966 Plymouth driven by Sheila Morgan caught fire on September 1 at Lerdo Highway and Highway 43 after brakes reportedly locked up, with $200 loss. Kern County Fire responded to two vegetation fires August 30 near the sewer plant south of Shafter with no loss, and August 31 at 1089 Park Lane with no loss and a $150 save to a storage shed. A separate August 31 vehicle fire at 457 Prince Lane involved a 1972 Chevy Suburban driven by Sammy Carrasco of Shafter, caused by an electrical short, with $150 loss. A structure fire on September 4 at 32176 7th Standard Road, owned by Otha Samples, caused $2,500 damage and $24,000 saved. blaze started at 10 p.m.
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Shafter
Lerdo Highway
Highway 43
Sheila Morgan
Kern County Fire Department
Park Lane
Prince Lane
Sammy Carrasco
Chevy
7Th Standard Road
Otha Samples
Kern County drops dog cat pick up at Shafter pound
Kern County informs Shafter that dogs and cats will no longer be picked up from the Shafter shelter and transported to Bakersfield. The cut affects Wasco Delano and McFarland as cities seek a joint solution while considering restricting animal intake and shifting costs to municipalities.
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Kern County
Shafter
Nixon
Kern County Animal Control Section
Bakersfield
Bill Sheldon
Shafter Shelter
Wasco
Delano
McFarland
Sheldon
Northcutt
Buttonwillow
Smith’s Corner
Mexican Colony
Shatter
Bakerafield
Northcuts
Shafter Animal Shelter
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California
District Board of Trustees
Sie
Record Construction
Tehachapi
California City
Taft
Wasco Rose
Shafter Avenue
Rosie Barrera
Los Angeles Street
Francisco Zamora
Los Angeles
L. P
Gene’ Tackett
Unruh
Gene Tackett
Board of Supervisors
Shafter City
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