Urban road boundary dispute delays county resolution
Ukiah officials debate state driven urban boundary lines for Federal Aid Urban funds. The board delays action as Campbell outlines FAA project limits and possible uses including KUKI Road, Despina Drive and a N State left turn lane. A new resolution and a three party committee will govern project criteria.
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Ernie Banker
Ukiah
Public Works
Budge Campbell
Forks
Boonville Road
Talmage
Regina Heights
Deerwood
Campbell
Hensley Creek
FAA
DelTrans
Fireside Village
Oak Knoll
Williams
CalTrans
Los Angeles
Ed Belliston
Kuki Road
Despina Drive
Low Gap
Lovers Lane
N. State
Empire Gardens
Empire Drive
Ford Road
Unified board to add a third monthly session in Ukiah
The Unified board of education may add a third regular meeting night through June to better define district goals and policies. A 4-2 vote approved a trip for Pomolita junior high to Crescent City. Members debated focus on athletics and drama and discussed budget reviews and facilities at Ukiahi campus Low Gap.
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Unified
Board of Education
Pomolita
Crescent City
Virginia Maurer
Guy Connolly
Ukiahi
Lew Martinelli
Anne Pardini
Barbara Morgan
Bob Cannon
Nokomis
Martinelli
Ed Nichol
Calpella
County seeks federal funds to fix housing woes
A preliminary application for 940000 in HUD funds was approved to rehabilitate 200 to 300 existing units, acquire 20 one acre lots for 80 homes, and build two community centers. Public hearings will follow HUD review with a formal May 15 submission.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Ed Belliston
Citizen’s and County
Fion
Hopland
Covelo
Point Arena
Jim Eddie
Shooting ordinance limits park shooting near roads in Mill Creek
A county ordinance bans discharging firearms within 150 yards of roads in a Cow Mountain park after residents complained of noise and danger. The measure, a compromise from a wider 400 acre ban, directs Public Works to post signs and may expand as the park develops.
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Mill Creek
Public Works
Budge Campbell
Cow Mountain
Chester Mack
Jim Eddie
Art Kramer
Parks and Beaches
Welfare deficit smaller than expected despite aid transfers
Mendocino County social services director Dennis Denny said 61 families moved from the county in six weeks and the overall deficit in the aid budget should drop from 152000 to 110000 dollars. He noted a restraining order may block a 28000 dollar federal cut as county officials seek relief in a nationwide suit.
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Social Services
Dennis Denny
Denny
California
Mendocino County
Lake County backs timber EIR delays and day care study
The Lake County board approved sending a letter to Gov. Brown protesting slow environmental impact reports delaying timber industry work. They also rejected action on expanded day care centers citing high county costs while considering a zoning measure for 430 acres near Forty Springs.
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Lake County Board of Supervisors
Brown
Bennight
Board of Supervisors
Forty Springs
Mendocino National Forest
Nine Welfare Fraud Complaints Filed by District Attorney
District Attorney Duncan James announced that in the past three weeks his office filed nine complaints charging welfare fraud in the AFDC program and warrants are issued or ready. Seven concern unreported earned income and two involve absent eligible children, with projected monthly savings cited per prosecution.
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Duncan James
AFDC
Department of Social Services
James
Statistica
Fort Bragg Wins Battle for County Complex Site
The Mendocino County Board approves negotiating a 3.75 acre site on Franklin Street Fort Bragg between Cypress and South Streets for a new county complex. Initial asking price listed at 135000 dollars with negotiations to follow.
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Board of Supervisors
al Beltrami
Franklin Street
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Highway 1
Augie Avila
Jim Eddie
Ted Galletti
Caspar
Beltrami
Avila
Eddie
Mendocino School
Galletti
Ocean
Noyo River
Coastal Commission
Bernie Vas
North Coast
Ionrant
Ernie Banker
Burgess Williams
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