Local recall officials were somewhat chagrined to learn that Lemoore Mayor Billy Siegel, in response to a notice of intent to recall him, used city resources to deliver his required response. The response, presented to recall organizer Jane Dart, was printed on city stationery by the Lemoore City Clerk, and signed by Siegel as the Mayor of Lemoore. Keep reading...
Once again, the continuing saga of the Lemoore Municipal Golf Course will be front and center on the Lemoore City Council agenda Tuesday night as it continues its often cantankerous deliberations on the fate of the local recreational landmark. Keep reading...
Lemoore Councilmembers, at their Tuesday meeting, approved subordinating a deed of trust currently encumbering property owned by Gary V. Burrows, Inc. In approving the subordination, the local company plans to seek a line of credit for expansion purposes. Keep reading...
Normally soft-spoken council member Eddie Neal displayed a touch of anger and disappointment at Tuesday’s Lemoore City Council meeting, chiming in at the end of the meeting, during council requests and comments, that Mayor Billy Siegel may have unnecessarily used city funds to play a round of golf and have lunch at the Lemoore Golf Course. Keep reading...
A pair of Lemoore’s council members are criticizing the Kings County Association of Governments (KCAG), and some local leaders are taking issue with that criticism. KCAG is a local agency that among its many chores, obtains grants and manages local transportation projects. Keep reading...
The City of Lemoore will tap into its healthy $6.9 million reserve to save nearly $1 million in costs on the Municipal Golf Course. The city plans to break into its reserve to the tune of about $1.5 million to pay off the 2005 bond issue and save the city some $959,000 in interest and other expenses associated with the bond. Keep reading...
The Lemoore City Council adopted a preferential bidding ordinance at its Tuesday meeting. The ordinance is designed to support local contractors as they bid for major projects within the City of Lemoore. Keep reading...
The Lemoore City Council will consider adopting a preferential bidding ordinance at its Tuesday meeting that could conceivably cost local taxpayers upwards of $300,000 a year if approved, though city staff estimates the realistic costs are likely to be less. Keep reading...
Following on the heels of a letter of support for the expansion of the hazardous waste landfill at Waste Management’s Kettleman Hills Facility written last year to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Lemoore City Council will consider at its Tuesday meeting another letter of support to the Department of Toxic Substances to grant needed permits for the continue operation and expansion of is landfill operation. Keep reading...
The Lemoore City Council will get an update on its May 7 decision to eliminate the city’s planning department. A staff report, based on the first two months after eliminating the planning department, cites expected savings, but some critics aren’t impressed. Keep reading...