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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 )od Drive kicks into high gear with help from Sunrise Rotary. the high .qe.hnnl Tnforrf flllh and Susa " NC. " ..... "' :: J. 7 J [_:.:'.:.-_ T F: 0 T ;:':l '" ......... : ...... ..... , ',-  ...... (,,t : ":' f:,,':. V', .': ..- !!"'. ;i:-"- (:ii., .Y.., ,..Jl'.l • :::,t"1:. -.. , ............. t College hosts a iF baseball camp 00.fir^00 for children : : About 30 youngsters between the ages of 6 and 13 learn to play the Grand Old Game. See page 4C %. # Serving Susanville and Surrounding Areas Vol. 37, No. 35 lassennews.com Tuesday, June 16, 2015 (530) 257-5321 50 cents 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 To subscribe to the Times, call 530-257-5321 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 !