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PAGE FOUR Page 4 Friday, March 7, 1986 The Hanford Sentinel Lemoore redevelopment ent urged LEMOORE The city of Lemoore has a viable area for redevelopment and the newly formed redevelopment agency "should move as quickly as possible because it could mean extra tax dollars from the development which it will That was the message this week to the Lemoore City Council from Marshall F. Linn, president of Urban Futures, of Fullerton, as he submitted a redevelopment feasibility study his firm has just completed under a contract with Lemoore. Linn pointed out that federal and state governments are going to continue cutting back on funds "so it's becoming important for cities to take responsibility for their own Half of the cities in California have adopted redevelopment plans, according to Linn, who said this process is especially important for communities of 10,000 and above. Redevelopment, he said, "is an excellent opportunity to adopt a tool which will enhance the city and provide a tool for more jobs and At the same time, Linn advised, if the city decides to go into the redevelopment process it will be necessary to do a "first cabin job" of documentation to qualify for pass-through taxes that will come to the city. To a question from council members where the money might come from if the council decides to proceed, City Manager William Drennen said the funds probably could be withdrawn from city reserves.

These monies are not intended for frivolous things, he said, "but certainly appropriate for something as important as redevelopment." If used as start-up for redevelopment, these monies could be considered to be a loan, to be repaid with interest from the redevelopment project boundaries; naming a project area comagency. mittee, if applicable; notifications to all affecTo get redevelopment rolling by 1987 will ted taxing agencies, various county and state ofrequire action by the next council meeting, fices; studies of the impact of the proposed March 18. project on taxing entities; providing copies of By consensus, the council directed that Dren- the proposed redevelopment plan to residents nen have ready by that time a recommendation and community organizations within the project on funding sources. A resolution to adopt the sur- area; preparing environmental impact reports; vey area also must be readied. Prior to then, the documenting the reasons for selecting the staff and agency legal counsel 1 would have to project area and methods of financing the have reviewed the interests of city councilmem- project.

and conducting public hearings, to menbers to determine possible conflicts of interest. tion a few. As Linn has explained in an earlier meeting with the council, redevelopment programs are not limited to slums and not property or In other council business: every building within a redevelopment area need be The council approved a contract with blighted. McGlasson and Associates to provide But the redevelopment process is intended to engineering design and services for a water involve planning, development, redesign, main extension project on Avenue from clearance, reconstruction, rehabilitation or any Hume Avenue to Hanford-Armona Road and combination of those steps in order to remove westward to tie into an existing water main at blight and achieve desired development patterns Antelope Drive. The contract is for $12,353.

The in an overall area identified as blighted. sum of $110,000 has been budgeted for A "blight" condition can be characterized by engineering and construction of the project. such factors as age, obsolescence and deteriora- The Lemoore Recreation Department's tion of buildings; changing and mixed uses of request for office space in the Civic Auditorium properties; high density and overcrowding of was approved, subject to the department's being population. or inadequate ventilation, light, responsible for its phone bill. The council set top sanitation, open spaces and recreation facilities.

priority on installation of facilities for handicapRedevelopment can focus on commercial ped access to the building, with the goal to have residential areas or on public improve- the work done by the time the recreation departments like curbs, gutters and sidewalks. ment is to occupy the office space May 1. The While redevelopment agencies generally do current year's budget includes $3,000 for the not have the authority to act as property project. developers they can become the catalyst for the A schedule for budget preparation and public sector to assist private investors to hearings was submitted for council review, with achieve objectives in the public interest. the first hearings to begin the week of May 16.

If the council decides to move into redevelop- The council suggested that public opinion be ment. there is a clear set of requirements and solicited early in the process so that if any timetables to be met, including adoption of a significant changes are indicated they can be resolution by the planning commission for the taken care of before final budget hearings. Public hearing set for Lemoore proposal LEMOORE A hospital, nursing facility and medical complex are envisioned in a general plan amendment proposal to be considered Monday night by the Lemoore Planning Commission. The applicants are John and Mary Avila, whose previously approved planned unit residential development for the property at 18th Avenue and Cinnamon Drive has since been withdrawn and is no longer valid. The proposal is to change the designation from lowmedium residential density to professional office use on ap- Obituaries Manuel R.

Silva By RUTH GOMES Sentinel Staff Writer proximately 5.9 acres. The public hearing is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Also scheduled for public hearing is a commercial subdivision submitted by Pacific Inland Enterprises to create a two-lot subdivision for highway commercial use at the west corner of Bush Street at Street. Inland Enterprises proposes to construct a professional office building on one of the lots, leaving the other for future commercial development. Irons, Cameron, Miguel, has submitted a 48-lot subdivision map Manuel R.

Silva died Thursday at his home in Laton. He was 79. He was born on the Madeira Islands, and moved to the Hawaiian Islands at the age of 1. He moved to the Lemoore and Laton area where he had resided since 1921. He was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Laton, and a past member of the I.D.E.S.

Lodge. He was a farmer during his adult life. He is survived by his wife, Nellie "Helen" Silva of Laton; four daughters: Louise Wilson and Helen Yokes of Laton, Arlene Gonzales of Lemoore, and Cleopatra Henson of Hanford; one son, Benjamin Silva of Laton; two brothers: Edward Silva of Campbell and Juvenal Silva of Paso Robles; three sisters: Mary Fontana of Santa Clara, Laura Sechelski of Navasota, Texas, and Martha Taroli of Chester; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday at St.

Peter's Catholic Church in Lemoore. The funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Phipps-Dale Chapel in Lemoore is in charge of arrangements.

Lawrence M. Durst Lawrence M. Durst of Laton died Wednesday. He was 72. He was born in Childress, Texas, and had lived in the Laton area for 49 years, farming for 45 of those years.

He attended the First Church of God in Laton, and was the minister there for 25 years. For five years, he operated as a bulk oil distributor. He is survived by his wife, Lucille of Laton; a son, Glenn Durst of Kingsburg; two daughters: Gail Dudley of Selma and Jean Dodd of Salinas; three brothers: Melvin and Hubert Durst of Laton, and James Durst of San Jose; three sisters: Myrtie Hudson of Fullerton, EveralLee Ritchie of Hanford, and Mary Bell of Fresno; nine grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. Visitation is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

on Saturday and from noon until 6 p.m. on Sunday at the Creighton Memorial Chapel of Kingsburg. Services are scheduled at 1 p.m. Monday at the First Church of God in Laton. Burial will follow in the Kingsburg Cemetery.

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ROYAL Hanford KITCHEN 582-2604 ENT Suits announces try for DA post By DAVE COOPER Sentinel Staff Writer Multi-dimensional Martin Suits, whose experience already includes two terms as the judge of the Avenal Justice Court and nearly 10 years in private law practice, has set his sights on another area of law enforcement: The Kings County District Attorney's office. The 35-year-old Suits, who was born in Visalia and raised in Avenal, is one of three candidates to announce they will seek to succeed outgoing District Attorney Robert Maline in the June election. Suits views the job as a challenge, but believes his previous experience would assist him in making the office run more smoothly. "I would like to see the office run better." Suits said. "I already have the management ability and I think that's what the office needs." Suits has been running the Avenal Court since January, 1977 after winning election on a write-in campaign previous November.

Only 26 at the time, Suits became the youngest judge in California. A graduate of UCLA, he attended Western State University where he received his law degree on an accelerated program. In 1976, Suits returned to Kings County to practice law and currently operates his own office in Hanford. "I've appeared in courts all over the county as both a judge and an attorney," Suits said. "I believe I've learned how to perceive problems and how to correct them." Suits added he believes "the CSEA donates Members of the local California School Employees Association (CSEA) have donated a truckload of food, clothing and blankets for the relief of flood victims in northern California.

Percy Arnold, president of the Hilton pleads A Lemoore man faces a maximum of 14 years in prison after entering no contest pleas in Kings County Superior Court today to four counts of child molestation. Michael Lewis Hilton, 32, entered the pleas before Judge Peter M. Schultz, who ordered the defendant to return to court May 2 for sentencing. Hilton can be sent to prison for up to eight years on any one of the counts and up to an additional two years for each of the other three violations. Hilton was arrested Dec.

3 by Lemoore police. He was initially charged with seven counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts against the child in separate incidents during 1984, but three counts were dismissed during pre-trial hearings. Girl charged with murder try An apparent feud between two sisters has ended in the arrest of a 14-year-old girl on a charge of attempted murder. Lt. Don Ames of the Kings County Sheriff's office said the girl turned herself in at the Hanford Police Department Wednesday afternoon, several hours after she had allegedly stabbed her 10-year-old sister in the hand at their home near Stratford.

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Suits lived in Avenal until he was 15, when his family moved to Long Beach. He attended Long Beach Wilson High School and later attended the University of California, Irvine and also joined the National Guard. He later transferred to UCLA and obtained his undergraduate degree in 1969. Suits passed the California Bar Exam in June, 1976, then moved back to Kings County to begin his law practice. for a combination development with professional offices, multi-family and single family units on a 15-acre site along the north side of HanfordArmona Road east of Beverly Drive.

Applicant John Oliveira has submitted a proposal to create four parcels along the east side of Vine Street south of State Highway 198 in a low-medium density residential zone. Fred Knee Construction proposes to create two parcels along the west side of 18th Avenue south of McDonald's restaurant in a commercial zone, with one earmarked for a fast food restaurant. Also on the agenda is a request from Machado Dusters for abandonment of a section of alley along the rear of property at the corner of Street and Lemoore Avenue; a request for extension of time for an approved multi-family planned unit development on the south side of Hanford-Armona Road adjacent to the Lemoore Canal, and further discussion of a proposed general plan amendment for property on Houston Avenue west of 17th. Judge rules on CPR City of Hanford employees must still attend cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes, but a judge ruled today that they cannot be disciplined for failing a test at the end of the course. The mandatory training was challenged in court in January and an attorney for the employees' union received a temporary restraining order barring the city from conducting the classes until the issue was resolved.

The union alleged that the training was not a part of the employees contract. Union attorney Ed Faunce said today that members of the California League of City Employees Association (CLOCEA) did not object to the training, but did not want employees disciplined or fired if they failed to pass a CPR certification test at the end of the course. Kings County Superior Court Judge Tim S. Buckely ruled this. morning that the possibility of an employee being disciplined for failing the certification test is an issue that should be negotiated as part of the employees' contract with the city.

Buckley ruled that while the employees were not required to pass the certification test, they would have to take part in the hands-on training during the class. City police and firefighters to flood relief CSEA chapter representing classified employees of Hanford Elementary School District, says the first truckload recently left for Fresno. The local CSEA effort, adds Arnold, is part of an areawide effort by classified school employees' associations to gather relief materials for people who lost property and homes in the recent flooding. Arnold says anyone wishing to donate food, clothing and blankets may contact him at 584-5418 or call any of the HESD school offices. receive the training as part of their job and the mandatory training is meant for the city's general employees, said Jan Reynolds, assistant to the city manager.

Thirty two employees have already taken the class and all have been certified, Reynolds said this morning. Another 50 persons have not yet taken the class, he said. City officials have encouraged employees to take the course because several of them work in hazardous areas, City Manager Jim Armstrong said in an earlier interview. The CPR class is part of the city's Employee Development Program and the six-hour course is taught by city firefighters. 1986 PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER of the CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION The Hanford Sentinel The Journal (USPS 234-440) Vol.

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