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Q: Is there something that can be sprayed on a cactus to kill scale?
— Mary Jane Harvey
Unfortunately, there is nothing on the market for killing scale insects on cacti.
Vonne Zdenek, president of the Bakersfield Cactus and Succulent Society, said one option is to take a Q-tip and rub each individual scale with rubbing alcohol.
“Make sure you get what’s underneath (the hard outer coating). The eggs are microscopic,” Zdenek added. Repeat this process in a couple of weeks in...
Q: Who makes sure the water quality is as it should be in city- and county-run swimming pools? Does the health department do spot water checks?
Thanks for any and all help.
— Cindy Hopkins
The Kern County Department of Parks and Recreation has no public pools to maintain, said Lynette Canas, the department’s business manager.
But the city of Bakersfield Recreation and Parks does.
The city requires lifeguards to test pool water quality for chlorine and pH levels hourly. The city...
Q: What is the status on the Wal-Mart stores that were to be on Panama Lane and on Gosford Road? Can we look forward to these stores being completed anytime in the near future?
— Rebecca Johnson
The two Wal-Mart Supercenters planned here in Bakersfield are undergoing careful environmental review by city of Bakersfield’s urban planners.
That review won’t be done and delivered to the Bakersfield City Council for a public hearing, and possible approval, until early 2007.
The...
Q: Regarding vehicle disposal, I have heard of a program that will pay $500 for an older vehicle if you can drive it to the designated place on a certain date (a scrap metal center, maybe.) Please clarify it for me and inform me of when this occurs.
— Wendy Montanio
The state Bureau of Automotive Repair will give you as much as $1,000 for your smoggy vehicle if it fails its scheduled biennial smog check. This program is open to anyone. For low-income residents, the state will pay as...
Does Kern County and/or the City of Bakersfield have a formal plan to handle an earthquake or a serious problem with the Lake Isabella Dam?
— Hanford L. Lee
A. Sort of.
Both the city and the county have old plans drawn up in the unlikely event an earthquake or other problem caused Isabella Dam to suddenly collapse.
They city’s plan was drawn up by the Bakersfield Police Department in the 1980s.
It is a detailed operating document laying out specific evacuation routes, procedures...
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