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Around The Valley: Construction Activity On HS Rail Line Comes To Kings Co / More

Commission To Hear Plans for Trampoline Park,Women’s Residential Care Facility
The Visalia City Planning Commission will consider the following items on Monday, April 11: A request by Circus Trix, LLC, to establish a Trampoline Park Recreational Facility, at 4335 W. Noble Ave. Also on the agenda – a request by Victory Outreach Visalia to establish a Women’s Residential Care Facility with 34 beds for women, and 10 beds for male and female staff, and Victory Outreach Church offices, in the Single Family Residential (R-1-6) zone. The location is 1627 S. Garden Street.

Whoa Nellie! The average California gasoline price is up 50 cents in  five weeks.In Visalia diesel is still a bargain at $2.09 at Costco.

Still Affordable: Visalia’s median home price was $218,500 in February according to to CoreLogic.That’s up 16.2% in a year. Some 172 homes were sold in the month.

Dam/Rail Initiative Off November Ballot

Proponents of a ballot initiative to take bond money earmarked for high-speed rail as well as bonds for water projects to be earmarked for future dams said Friday that they were pulling back their petition drive and instead of targeting this November, will aim for the 2018 ballot. The petition drive is being funded by farmers including some 15 from Kings County. The proposed initiative had split the farm community over the wisdom of taking water bond money already in the pipeline to build Valley dams.Tulare County Supervisor Steve Worthley had been critical of the bond diversion idea.
Dragados logo  2016-03-15 at 11.46.29 AMContractor Starts High Speed Rail Construction Work in Kings  County
Some in Kings County have fought hard to keep this day from happening but now work has begun in Kings County to prepare for construction on the CP 2-3 portion of the high speed rail alignment.  The contractor Dragados-Flatiron, moving beyond right-of-way acquisition, will be demolishing four homes in the way in April on Ponderosa Road at 9780 Ponderosa Road, 9844 Ponderosa Road, 9896 Ponderosa Road, and 7456 Lacey Blvd. Other demolition activities will take place throughout the length of the project as they continue to acquire right of way.Also the contractor is probing for utilities(potholing) that sometimes requires road closures. Upcoming potholing work is expected to take place at the intersection of Ave. 96 and SR 43 and the general vicinity of Ave. 88 and Road 64.

CalTrans Plans To Use Dutch Solar Technology On Grapevine

Caltrans says they will explore the Dutch technology, known as SolaRoad, which implements the use of solar panels in roadway projects and has been successfully implemented in a project in Krommenie, The Netherlands. The idea behind SolaRoad is that sunlight falling on the road surface is converted into electricity by concrete panels with solar cells and a translucent top layer of tempered glass. The generated electricity can be used for street lighting, traffic systems, electric vehicles and households.
“We’re excited to explore the application of solar energy in Caltrans assets – everything from emergency power generation to provide self-sustaining maintenance stations to lighting signs and lamps, among others,” said Cal Trans Director Malcom Dougherty.
Caltrans will explore the Dutch technology at its maintenance rest area in Lebec along Interstate 5 in Kern County. The Dutch representatives will join Caltrans on Friday, April 1 to discuss capabilities, possibilities and information exchange.

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