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Honoring our
local veterans
With assistance from the
Blue Star Morns, two
local vets take an Honor
Flight to Washington,
D.C., the
nation's capitol.
See page 1B
LASSEN COUNTY
Local clubs, businesses
help feed the hungry
The Lassen County Food Council Summer
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and Surrounding Areas
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Child Support Services earns national award
Lassen County Department
of Child Support Services --
"Building a Meaningful
Relationship" has been
recognized with an
Achievement Award from the
National Association of
Counties. The awards honor
innovative, effective county
government programs that
enhance services for
residents.
The National Association
recognized "Building a
Meaningful Relationship,"
award category Criminal
Justice and Public Safety.
The program was born after
discussions began in
January 2013 when the
Herlong Federal Correctional
Institution reached out to the
Lassen County Department
of Child Support Services to
discuss collaboration within
their re-entry programs. The
outreach project was
developed, with the goal of
providing awareness of the
child support program with a
strong emphasis being placed prisoners, intergovernmental
on inmates addressing their prisoners, those prisoners
child support cases prior to based in the camp and with
release from incarceration, the Herlong Federal
There was no budget for Correctional Institute staff.
this project, just the time and The return visit for one-on-
energy of all team members, one meetings with the
On May 22, 2013, the first inmates was Aug. 26, 2013.
outreach seminar was held During the seminars the
for California-based inmates were able to
complete a case assistance
form. Lassen County child
support staff researched
every inmate's case based on
the information provided
For most Local Child
Support Agency's, this was
the first verification they had
See Award, page 9A
HUSA
discusses
future
t
plans
Makenzie Davis
Staff Writer
mdavis@lassen news.corn
The Historic Uptown
Susanville Association is
gearing up for future events
and wants to spread
information regarding
upcoming activities.
During a Tuesday, June 9
meeting, the association
discussed the second annual
Safe and Sane Halloween
Coffin Race.
Although the event is still
months away, on Oct. 30, the
association members already
want interested participants
to start planning teams and
designing racing coffms.
The Coffin Race, which
was won by the Lassen
County Sheriff's
Department, last year, is an
event where teams of four
runners push a racer in a
decorated coffin on Main
Street in Uptown Susanville.
According to the rule
sheet, the coffins must follow
specifications.
The racers should be a
minimum of 2 feet wide and
5 feet long and a maximum
of 3 feet, 10 inches wide,
including handles, and 8 feet
long.
The coffins must have
four firmly attached wheels
that do not exceed 8 inches
in diameter, including the
tires.
The wheels must be within
the overall dimensions of
the coffin.
Additionally, ropes are not
permitted to pull the coffin,
and four handles must be
See Husa, page 13A
Cas leak ,gn F oi: "s Way
Crews from the city of
Susanville's Natural Gas
Division and the Susanville
Fire Department respond
to a construction project
on Rob's Way, top photo,
about 9 a.m. Wednesday,
June 10 after a contractor
severed a natural gas line.
Two nearby businesses
were evacuated for short
time as city workers
repaired the line.
Workers from the city of
Susanville's Natural Gas
Division used this clamp,
right, to shut off the flow
of natural gas to make
repairs after a contractor
severed a gas line on
Robb's Way.
Photo by Sam Williams
Commission tosses medical marijuana ordinance back to council
Sam Williams
Managing Editor
swill ia rn s@lasse n news .co m
The Susanville Planning
Commission disagrees with
the Susanville City Council
regarding a proposed ban on
medical marijuana
cultivation within the city.
Instead, at its Tuesday,
June 9 meeting, the
commission recommended
the council approve the
ordinance it recommended
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after several meetings
between the medical
marijuana growers and
Susanville Police Chief Tom
Downing and two reviews of
the proposed ordinance by
the commission in February
and March.
Commissioners Allan
Dowdy, Gene Stark, Wayne
Jambois and Linda Robinette
voted for the
recommendation.
Commissioner Vicki Lozano
was absent.
According to the
recommendation forwarded
to the council," ... Planning
Commission resolution 15-
1017 provided a more
comprehensive approach to
regulating cultivation (of
medical marijuana) with the
city limits and the city
"It was a
good plan, a workable plan that met
the needs of everybody"
Allan Dowdy, Susanville Planning Commission chair
council consider
incorporating any and all
provisions outlined in
Planning Commission
resolution 15-1017 as they
work to address the impacts
associated with medical
marijuana in the
community."
Jared Hancock, city
administrator, told the
commission the zoning issue
returned for its
consideration after the
council directed staff to
write an ordinance banning
medical marijuana
cultivation within the city
because the commission had
not discussed a ban during
its previous deliberations.
Hancock also advised the
commission the council
would make the fmal
decision regardless of its
recommendation.
Last month, it appeared
the council would approve
the original ordinance
recommended by the
commission.
By a 3-2 vote, the council
waived the in'st reading of
the ordinance and approved
the proposal as forwarded by
the commission, which acts
as an advisory board on
matter.
As the council considered
a second reading and
approval of the ordinance at
a subsequent meeting, a
medical marijuana grower
presented a letter from the
American Civil Liberties
Union that opined the
See Ordinance, page 13A
Count.y
deposits
$4.1 million
for capital
projects
Ruth Ellis
News Editor
rellis@lassennews.com
Lassen County's lease-
purchase financing has been
completed and $4.1 million
was deposited into the
agency's Capital Projects
Fiind on June 4.
The county's budget was
updated to reflect the
additional funding and
$95,000 will be used to pay for
the financial advisory
services required for the
transaction. Out of the
$95,000, the county will also
use $15,000 to cover the due
diligence costs related to the
acquisition of the former
Bureau of Land
Management building on
Riverside Dive, which the
county is in negotiations for.
The items were
unanimously approved
during a Tuesday, June 9
meeting of the Lassen
County Board of
Supervisors.
In a Separate agenda item,
the board also approved a
notice of intention to
purchase real property,
which includes seller
approval, purchase price and
the date in which the county
will consider entering into
an agreement to purchase
the property.
Per government code, the
notice must be published
three times in a newspaper
of general circulation in the
county, according to Egan. •
The proposed date for
entering into an agreement
is July 1 when the
supervisors will hold a
special meeting.
Of the special meeting
date, Egan said, "That's the
soonest we can do it. If we
don't, we don't have a
meeting until the following
week, and I would like to
continue to move forward
with this project."
The plan is to move county
offices including the district
attorney, public defender and
child support services offices
to the Riverside Drive
faciliW, which will allow staff
to be closer to the Hall of
Justice.
The completion of the
lease-purchase financing is
the culmination of a process
that began in December
when the supervisors
directed Egan to move
forward with a financing
plan.
The loan will also be used
for renovations of the
See Deposit, page 13A
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