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Q: Several area residents who communicate with The Californian on the social networking site Twitter have remarked recently about a perceived increase in spider populations in neighborhoods around Bakersfield. Many say they have never seen so many spiders on their patios and porches, or in their garages and houses.
So we asked some experts: Is this a case of mass arachnophobia or are the eight-legged bugs truly experiencing a mini baby boom?
- Staff writer Steven Mayer
A: David Haviland,...
Q: I was wondering if anyone knows what is being built at the Sam's Club parking lot in the southwest; there seems to be some construction going on there.
- Janett Mendoza
A: City Planning Director Jim Eggert answered this one:
The construction is their fueling facility for members (similar to the fueling station in front of Costco). Another pad that is under construction next to Petco is a Del Taco restaurant.
Chili's also had building plans in for review to construct a new restaurant,...
Q: When is the Super Wal-Mart on Panama Lane going to open?
- Jessica Potter
A: Unofficially, Oct. 28, said Bakersfield Planning Director Jim Eggert. That’s based on city inspections of the site and from talking to construction personnel.
Wal-Mart should get temporary occupancy to begin stocking the store any time now, he said.
Multiple calls to Wal-Mart over the last several weeks (we keep getting asked about this and the Gosford Road Super Wal-Mart) have not been returned....
Q: According to the article I read previously in The Californian about the new signal light at 24th and L streets, the lights were to be synchronized with the lights at 24th and M streets.
On a daily basis I find myself irritated at the fact that “someone” did not do what they promised! Did I misread the article?
- Robin Acevedo
A: You did not misread it. The lights are not yet synchronized but soon will be, Caltrans spokeswoman Holly Vogel said Thursday.
She didn’t...
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