With the city facing a major deficit with no way to cover the gap, the Lindsay City Council is considering a gamble that could see them clear of red ink. Facing budget shortfalls on the order of $450,000 annually for the foreseeable future, the city has already been forced to send home its workforce two […]
A 300,000-square-foot cheese factory finally has the go-ahead for construction in Tulare after clearing a final hurdle in a years-long approval process. At its August 18 meeting, the Tulare City Council OK’d the sale of a 59-acre plot at the corner of Paige Avenue and Enterprise Street, adjacent to the city waste-water treatment plant. Purchasing […]
Residents of Exeter may see a hike in their sewer, water and refuse rates sometime around the end of this year. The proposed increases are needed to keep the city services funding in the black and to cover maintenance of the sewer and water systems, said Daymon Qualls, director of Public Works for the city. […]
A crowd of angry city employees and citizens filled the chambers of the Lindsay City Council to overflowing on August 25, as workers came to air their upset over a hastily enacted furlough program and the city’s residents reacted with dismay to the possibility of paying more for city services. Facing a cash-flow crisis following […]
Tulare County residents will be driving more like their European counterparts next spring, when a trio of roundabouts now under construction make their debuts in Farmersville and Woodlake. In Woodlake, drivers can expect delays through the autumn and winter months at Naranjo Boulevard and Valencia Avenue while work continues at the city’s busiest intersection. Construction […]
Despite excellent results from a voluntary water conservation program already in place, harsher measures and stiffer fines could be on the way for water users in Lindsay. At a meeting of the City Council on August 11, the foundation was laid for adding two sections to the city’s plan to conserve water. The effort is […]
As if the drought weren’t bad enough, water users in and around Visalia may soon be paying more at the tap. California Water Service, in paperwork filed with the state’s Public Utility Commission, is proposing a series of rate increases starting in 2017 that would see its customers paying $6.79 more each month by 2019. […]
Daniel Lawrence spent a year living on the streets of Tulare, and what he experienced is helping drive a movement to protect the rights of indigent people in the South Valley. The Union of Hope, a newly-formed group championing the plight of the homeless, hopes to become both a guardian of their rights and see […]
The fate of the undeveloped portion of Hidden Valley Park remains in limbo following a 4-3 finding by the Hanford Planning Commission that the land is not surplus. With the city short on funds needed to construct a new fire station, the city council has been again mulling selling 18.1 acres of open land adjoining […]
Before settling in to hear from representatives of local agencies pulling for the construction of the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) project, the Hanford City Council got an earful of local opinion on the matter from both sides. The HSR project includes a 27-mile stretch through Kings County and has met with some vocal resistance locally, […]