It is a problem that has been happening for years, ever since stores have supplied shopping carts to their customers. Inevitably, some shoppers, who may walk to the local shopping center for their groceries or other supplies, simply use the cart to carry their purchases home – and often will abandon them without returning them to the store. Keep reading...
In a rare Wednesday night Lemoore City Council meeting, council members will be asked to review the city’s recommended budget for 2016-17 and set in motion the events needed to raise the city’s water rates – thanks to Proposition 218, which requires the public’s input before raising fees. Keep reading...
Lemoore City officials took the latest step – one of several it needs to take – as it plans to raise water rates in the next year. A roomful of interested citizens participated in a special water workshop, at its regular city council study session Tuesday (April 19), where consultants and city officials said rates must rise in order to combat drought-induced revenue drops and expected large public works water projects in upcoming years. Keep reading...
Apr 27 2016 - 12:24pm
The City of Lemoore is hosting a community Meet and Greet event to provide the community an opportunity to meet five candidates seeking the position of Community Services Director. This event will be held on Friday, April 29, from 7:30 am to 8:30 am at the Civic Auditorium Lobby, located at 435 C Street. Keep reading...
Lemoore City officials took yet another step in raising water rates when it hosted a “water workshop” during Tuesday’s city council study session, attacting a chamber-full of concerned citizens. City officials sent 6,528 postcards inviting residents to the workshop, which was designed to relate the city’s concerns addressing the ongoing California drought conditions as well as the state of the city’s water system and future needs. Keep reading...
The Lemoore City Council had its hands full with an extensive agenda at its regular Tuesday night meeting (April 5) last week, an agenda that included an in-depth look at Kings County’s Emergency Management Preparedness system and a possible water sale to a local non-profit housing agency. Keep reading...
The strange saga of former Parks and Recreation Director Joe Simonson and his tools is over. According to Lemoore City Manager Andi Welsh, Simonson picked up his tools at the city’s corporation yard adjacent to the Cinnamon Recreation Center sometime last week. Keep reading...
Lemoore’s city councilmembers will hear things at their regular study session that most elected officials are normally loathe to hear: water rate hikes. Keep reading...
Crime is up? Crime is down? Well, according to the 2015 Lemoore Police Report, felony crimes decreased by 2 percent (825) while misdemeanor crimes increased, up 13 percent, as Lemoore residents reported 2,019 such crimes. The Lemoore Police Department also responded to 45,828 calls for service in 2015, a two-percent downswing from 2014’s 46,897 calls. Keep reading...
The Lemoore City Council, at its Tuesday council meeting, got a sneak peek at what the future holds in store for Capital Improvement Projects (CIP), and as is typical for such projects, it’s likely to be expensive, about $122 million over the next five years. Keep reading...