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Location:
Olive Drive and Jewetta Avenue,
Bakersfield, CA
Q: I have noticed that there is a lot of activity in the empty lot at Olive Drive and Jewetta Avenue. The area is now fenced off and there is a lot of construction equipment going in and out. There are no signs posted. I was wondering what is going on. — Patrick Chapa A: Rite Aid Pharmacy has been proposed for one of nine buildings on about 101⁄2 acres. The development, owned by Olive and Jewetta L.P., will be a maximum of about 95,000 square feet, according to city of...
Location:
Fairfax Road and Auburn Street,
Bakersfield, CA
Q: What is being built on the northeast corner of Fairfax Road and Auburn Street? — Amber Dominguez A: Expect a gas station to join the two fuel stops already at the intersection. The site will have a mini-market, gas pumps and a drive-through automated car wash, according to Bakersfield city planning department documents. ARCO and Circle K stations also occupy spots at Auburn Street west of Fairfax Road. Construction on the new station started about a month and a half ago,...
Q: When is the county going to have blue recycle bins available for residents outside the city limits?
–– Hugh Riley
A: It’s too early to say, according to the Kern County Waste Management Department.
“Are we looking at it? Yes. When is it going to happen? We don't know,” said Aurora Rush, a county waste management specialist.
A voluntary curbside recycling program works best in areas with population density, Rush said. That’s not the case in...
Q: A few months back, the leader of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez called the President of the United States ‘The Devil.’ A few days later, the management of 7- Eleven convenience stores announced that they would change gasoline brands from CITGO, which is owned by Venezuela, to a local brand.
I see that 7-Eleven stores here in Bakersfield still sell CITGO gasoline, which supports radical leaders like Chavez. When is this change of brands going to take place?
— Dan Brito
A:...
Location:
Mt. Vernon Avenue and Columbus,
Bakersfield, CA
Q: Mt. Vernon Avenue is due to be resurfaced (repaired), I believe. Why can’t they install islands just below the existing ones? It would ease congestion and people could still turn into Longs Drugs, etc. I see accidents here all the time, it is so busy. — John Zerler A: The stretch of Mt. Vernon Avenue between Columbus Street and Highway 178 has 350 feet of roadway with only a center turning lane, said Arnold Ramming, civil engineer with the Bakersfield Public Works...
Location:
Akers Road and Pacheco Road,
Bakersfield, CA
Q: What happened on Akers Road? Thousands of dollars was spent to open Akers Road from south of White Lane to Pacheco Road. It was open for a few days then they brought in huge concrete barriers and blocked the road. Why did they close the road? — Forrest Long A: That section of Akers Road is now open and has been since April 11, said Stuart Patteson, the city of Bakersfield’s construction superintendent. Barriers were used because there wasn’t an arm at the...
Location:
Olive Drive and Calloway Drive,
Bakersfield, CA
Q: What type of retail development is planned for the Riverlakes Galleria at the corner of Olive Drive and Calloway Drive? Will another grocery chain store be the anchor? — Roger F. Petz, Bakersfield A: The Riverlakes Galleria neighborhood shopping center planned for the southwest corner of Olive and Calloway drives will encompass approximately 20 acres and 200,000 square feet of commercial space, said Ray Karpe, president of Karpe Real Estate Center, which is developing the...
Location:
Mount Vernon Avenue and Panorama Drive,
Bakersfield, CA
Q: (Regarding) the so-called College Park across from Bakersfield College and adjoining the county communications building: Why has this nice little park never been completed? It has been almost half dirt ever since it was built. — John Zerler A: There are a few things at play, said Bob Lerude, county Parks and Recreation Department director. A one-fifth-acre parcel in the northwest corner at Mount Vernon Avenue and Panorama Drive is private property. The rest of the land that...
Q: Is there a par-3 golf course in Bakersfield? If not, why not? There are so many beautiful, but unkempt areas in the northeast section of Bakersfield. Are there any plans at all for a par-3 course?
— Mrs. Jessie Roefer
A: Sports writer Bob Varmette, an avid golfer, took a swing at this one: The answer to the first part of your question is there is no definitive answer.
Par-3 courses, also called pitch-and-putts, generally consist of nine holes of between 50 and 180 yards. From...
Location:
1401 Skyway Dr.,
Bakersfield, CA
Q: Why does the Golden Empire Transit bus still go to the old airport terminal, and not the new terminal? The new terminal has been open for over a year, yet the GET buses still go to the old terminal, when no one is flying in or out. — Gilbert Aguilar A: A GET official said the logistics of traveling to the new terminal wouldn’t work with the current bus route. Traveling to the new terminal would have added 10 to 20 minutes to the route, changing timepoints for other... |
