Lemoore, Lemoore Council Members at their July 2 meeting instructed city staff to determine if a 5 percent of 3 percent preference would have helped local bidders gain an advantage in local projects where state or local funding is not used. Some council members might not like what is reported to them at their next meeting on Tuesday, July 16 (staff report). Keep reading...
A local group, dissatisfied with the actions of at least two members of the Lemoore City Council, has organized in an effort to recall Lemoore Mayor Billy Siegel and Council member John Gordon. To mount a successful recall is not an easy undertaking, but according to local organizer Lisa Elgin, it would be worth it. Keep reading...
Help wanted: City of Lemoore seeking temporary help in manning the planning desk, providing technical planning support for 10-15 hours a week, and making the morning coffee. Keep reading...
Not one person in the 200-plus crowd spoke in favor of eliminating the Lemoore Planning Department, yet the Lemoore City Council, on yes votes from Mayor Billy Siegel, members Lois Wynne and John Gordon, voted 3-2 to eliminate the planning department immediately during Tuesday's regular council meeting, a gathering that was anything but regular. Keep reading...
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, thus spoke Marcellus to Horatio upon seeing the ghost of King Hamlet in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” on a misty night outside Elsinore Castle. The ghost, for those Shakespeare aficionados, is a treatise on the mystery of King Hamlet’s death, and the anxiety it creates among the people of Denmark. Keep reading...
A widely expected amendment that would have created a council liaison failed to get the necessary three votes on the second reading of the ordinance during the July 2 council meeting. Just two weeks ago, at least three council members waived the initial reading of the ordinance and its passage seemed assured Tuesday night but for the reluctance of Edward Neal, who indicated he may no longer favor the idea. Keep reading...
A second reading of an amendment to an ordinance to create a city council liaison and a discussion about giving preference to local bidders is on Tuesday night’s city council agenda. Keep reading...
Lemoore council members, at their Tuesday night meeting, voted 3-2 with members Willard Rodarmel and Lois Wynn dissenting, to create a “Council Liaison,” an idea put forth by Mayor Billy Siegel and Council Member John Gordon to keep council members and the public better informed of important daily business proceedings. Keep reading...
Lemoore council members will be asked at Tuesday’s regular council meeting to create a “Council Liaison,” the idea the brainchild of Mayor Billy Siegel to keep council members and the public of important daily business proceedings. Keep reading...
The Lemoore City Council, in the wake of its decision to eliminate the city’s planning department, on Tuesday, voted 4-0 to hire Visalia engineering firm Quad Knopf to oversee the city’s planning needs for the foreseeable future, or until planning demands reach a point that Lemoore needs to reinstate its planning department. Keep reading...