The Kings Community Development Corporation (KCDC) may have to take the City of Lemoore to court if it hopes to get paid for the extensive work it did to assist the city in obtaining a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) assist the city in the rehabilitation of the Lemoore Senior Center. Keep reading...
The prospect that Lemoore could have been home to the First Annual Central California Hallo-Weed Medical Cannabis Cup ended earlier this month as city officials denied the event’s organizers a permit based on the inability to meet the city’s stringent requirements. However, organizers of the Cannabis Cup won’t rule Lemoore out in the future. Keep reading...
Lemoore’s leaders will discuss the future of Lemoore in regards to the updating of the General Plan, as well as zoning ordinances and infrastructure in a special study session Tuesday night (Oc. 20). Both the city council and city planning commission will meet to discuss these issues and maybe others in regard to how they want or expect the city to grow and how they’ll plan for it. Keep reading...
Following a months’ long search for a new public works director to replace recently retired David Wlaschin, Lemoore city officials on Monday announced that Nathan C. Olson, currently the operation’s manager for Blue Diamond Growers in Turlock, will take on the all-important job of public works director.
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The prospect that Lemoore may be home to the First Annual Central California Hallo-Weed Medical Cannabis Cup appears to have ended this past week as city officials denied the event’s organizers a permit based on the inability to meet the city’s requirements. Keep reading...
We have a rock-solid police department. It is efficient, up-to-date, and led by some talented officers. However, over the years, city officials have struggled to keep up with the rising cost of law enforcement, as the pay of Lemoore officers has historically run behind many other departments in the Central Valley and California. Keep reading...
Lemoore councilmembers, at their December 16 meeting, will consider a request from the Kings County Economic Development Corporation that the city continue to fund the EDC’s mission to promote industrial and manufacturing development. They will also act to consider reappointment of two planning commissioners. Keep reading...
The Leader is pleased to recommend that voters elect Ray Madrigal and Jeff Chedester as their new councilmembers on November 4. Madrigal has already distinguished himself in the short time he’s served after his appointment to the council following former Councilmember John Gordon’s abrupt resignation. Keep reading...
Lemoore Council Members were informed at their last meeting that a grant they applied for earlier this year to help the Lemoore Senior Center, was approved. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), for $1.4 million, will be used to assist the seniors with upgrades to make the center more energy efficient. Keep reading...
On November 4 Lemoore’s voters will be faced with some very tough decisions, particularly when it relates to who they feel should represent them in City Hall. Over the past year the public has read about a variety of controversial issues, and in the coming months, following the election, our elected leaders must deal with serious questions about the golf course, the future of economic development as well as serious and ethical lapses that have popped up in recent months. Keep reading...