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...
The City of Lemoore’s mayor, in a staff report to his fellow council members, is suggesting that city leaders take drastic steps to counter adverse decisions they in fact recently created. (See Siegel's staff report) Mayor William Siegel is recommending the immediate elimination of the city’s long-time planning department and the Code Enforcement Officer, which he says will save the city $305,044. Keep reading...
