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Rummer outlines school
budget in fiscal crisis
budget in fiscal crisis
Cash for grass offered
By SHAWN SANFORD,
News Review Correspondent
News Review Correspondent
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By REBECCA NEIPP,
News Review Staff Writer
News Review Staff Writer
In response to the Ridgecrest City Council’s decision earlier this
month to identify projects for a significant portion of the $24 million in
Tax Allocation Bonds, many residents objected at last week’s meeting
that not enough had been committed to rehabilitating streets.
“I want to know the opportunities the council has got coming up in the
next couple of years,” said Tom Wiknich. “With this funding you have a
tremendous capability to make a difference in this community.”
He said that with about $10 million, “you could bring up to standard
every arterial and semi-arterial street in Ridgecrest. That is a huge
impact you can have.”
The bonds were sold last year against the future tax increment to be
collected by the Ridgecrest Redevelopment Agency. The city is
somewhat restricted on how that money can be spent, but previous
councils have expressed an interest in using a significant portion to
invest in streets and other infrastructure.
At the March 3 meeting, the council approved, 4-1, a list of staff-
recommended projects totaling $10.6 million, including some $2.3
million for street-related projects and $4.2 million for parks and
recreation. During the course of the discussion, another $1.4 million
was added for parks and rec projects.
Vice Mayor Jerry Taylor, the dissenting vote, said he would like to have
seen more money go to streets. ...
month to identify projects for a significant portion of the $24 million in
Tax Allocation Bonds, many residents objected at last week’s meeting
that not enough had been committed to rehabilitating streets.
“I want to know the opportunities the council has got coming up in the
next couple of years,” said Tom Wiknich. “With this funding you have a
tremendous capability to make a difference in this community.”
He said that with about $10 million, “you could bring up to standard
every arterial and semi-arterial street in Ridgecrest. That is a huge
impact you can have.”
The bonds were sold last year against the future tax increment to be
collected by the Ridgecrest Redevelopment Agency. The city is
somewhat restricted on how that money can be spent, but previous
councils have expressed an interest in using a significant portion to
invest in streets and other infrastructure.
At the March 3 meeting, the council approved, 4-1, a list of staff-
recommended projects totaling $10.6 million, including some $2.3
million for street-related projects and $4.2 million for parks and
recreation. During the course of the discussion, another $1.4 million
was added for parks and rec projects.
Vice Mayor Jerry Taylor, the dissenting vote, said he would like to have
seen more money go to streets. ...
| Desert Flowers Beckon In a photo taken a few days ago, beautiful sage and desert dandelions bloom in profusion on a roadside slope just off Brown Road. (For more wildflower information, see the article in this edition. Photo by Elisabeth Babcock - click for larger) |
Local residents took advantage of the recent
open house at the Inyokern substation of the
Kern County Sheriff’s Office, attended by
Kern County Sheriff Donnie Youngblood
(center) and 1st District Supervisor Jon
McQuiston (right). Photo by Laura Austin
( click for larger photo )
open house at the Inyokern substation of the
Kern County Sheriff’s Office, attended by
Kern County Sheriff Donnie Youngblood
(center) and 1st District Supervisor Jon
McQuiston (right). Photo by Laura Austin
( click for larger photo )
Indian Wells Valley Water District officials find ‘green idea’
promising
promising
By SHAWN SANFORD, News Review Correspondent
District officials find promising.“This program would pay customers to
remove living turf from their yards and to replace with non-thirsty plants
and efficient watering devices,” said the IWVWD in its winter newsletter.
Currently the district does not have a Cash for Grass program.
However, IWVWD has put forth a questionnaire asking residents if they
one. General Manager Tom Mulvihill said the district has applied for a
Water SMART grant through the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation for
$73,500 to fund what is officially known as a Living Turf Replacement
Pilot Program.
remove living turf from their yards and to replace with non-thirsty plants
and efficient watering devices,” said the IWVWD in its winter newsletter.
Currently the district does not have a Cash for Grass program.
However, IWVWD has put forth a questionnaire asking residents if they
one. General Manager Tom Mulvihill said the district has applied for a
Water SMART grant through the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation for
$73,500 to fund what is officially known as a Living Turf Replacement
Pilot Program.
With the California state budget in fiscal peril, Sierra Sands Unified