The primary function of the July BOR meeting is to address issues presented to the board by the Assessor; to hear appeals of the Qualified Agricultural Property Exemption, Veterans Exemption, Poverty ... DDA - Downtown Development Authority Board Opening CITY OF HANCOCK PUBLIC NOTICE The City is...
Because of this, I was not able to take the extensives notes that I normally do. I'd like to thank the other members of the Council for their confidence in selecting me, and their help to keep the meeting running smoothly. There were no public comments and the monthly Finance report wa...
The Laurel Police Department’s chief is Tommy Cox, who advanced through the ranks, to become chief. They are budgeted for 55 officers and currently they have 47 on shift. One new hire during the year was a 51- year-old female, who has passed the academy. LPD has a total of 8 sworn...
They have looked at many possible locations within, and both outside the city limits including, Schmaltz Park, The City' s Well field, the old city dump and others. The Park and Recreation Commission has finally settled on a simple design to be located in Island Park. The designs of the...
350 Kern- cool art deco house. I don’t know the backstory. It’s old though. One of the first 4 or five in this area. Who know’s the story? one of my favorite houses in town. 320 Kern- this place intrigues me because I think it used to also include 310 Kern… before the ...
The meeting allows residents to talk about the assessed value of their property with the County Assessor and potential adjustments to that value. Motion by Grunig second by Nelson to set the 2019 Board of Appeal and Equalization Meeting for May 13, 2019 at 4:30 PM. Motion carried 5 - 0....
“He has for sixteen months kept me alive.” Other than her moment in the limelight, little is known of Anne Manthei. Perhaps her health improved a little for she lived another 22 years. The woman who, in the midst of extreme suffering, was able to smile and carry on a pleasant conv...
“In the early 20th century,Lew Hingbucked the odds to become one of the wealthiest Chinese immigrants in America. His business acumen allowed him to amass wealth and political power that few other Chinese Americans had at the time. Born in China, Lew Hing was only 11 years old in1869when...
the certainty that America’s particular genius, the genius for applied logic, for systems, for devices, was inexorably the herald of progress. There has never been another town, and now there never will be, quite like… Los Angeles… where the lost American faith in machines and mater...
850 a year. Because the dreamer in the Assessor’s office says an 8 unit condo should be there. So I pay tax on his dream, as well as his wages. He says they have to tax on the highest and best use. In my neighborhood, however, the state owns 14 acres of land. They rent the...