PG&E, resource agencies take shots at Kilarc settlement offer

Photo by Dave Dimon: A Whitmore resident and his grandson enjoy an afternoon of fishing at Kilarc Reservoir.      By Sharyn Cornelius      The latest skirmish in the battle over the Kilarc-Cow Creek hydroelectric project that Pacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking to decommission, saw all the agency “big guns” firing salvos at a local coalition’s most recent effort to save the project...

Foothill student takes Jeans for Teens to remarkable level

Natalie Lenci (left) and Tori Temmerman pose in front of one of the Jeans for Teens displays that they use to help generate donations for the campaign to raise awareness for teen homelessness. By Judy La Russa       Aéropostale, an American clothing retailer that sells casual clothing and DoSomething.org  have teamed up to create Teens for Jeans, a campaign to raise awareness about teen homelessness....

Blessed are the peacemakers

By Sharyn Cornelius The recent dispute between the volunteer firefighters and the Board of Directors for the Millville Fire Protection District over automatic aid not only threatened to cause deep rifts within the community, but as frustration grew and tempers flared, some of those involved feared for their personal safety. But after a tense confrontation between two board members and several volunteers...

Planning Division wants ordinance to regulate high voltage transmission

     The Shasta County Planning Commission on Feb. 11, 2010 took under consideration and held a public hearing on an ordinance to regulate the construction of high voltage transmission and distribution projects in the County.  The need for such an ordinance became clear last year when the Transmission Agency of Northern California (TANC) proposed to build high voltage power lines through four...

PACE Civil wins Elk Trail engineering contract

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 9, 2010 unanimously approved retaining PACE Civil, Inc. of Redding to provide engineering services for the Elk Trail Water Project. PACE was selected over three other applicants by a committee of County staff and the general manager of a local water district. PACE also wrote the Preliminary Engineering Report for the project which is estimated to cost...