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RC performing arts facility design, architect honored
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on 10th Street in Reedley still has an outdoor setup on its sidewalk and part of 10th Street, but mem- bers at Gnardog Crossfit will have to work out in- dividually away from the facility.
It's also bad news for churches, which must revert to all-outdoor ser- vices according to the state COVID guidelines. However, it's uncertain whether the county will conduct strict enforce- ment on churches and businesses.
In addition to Fresno County, nearby Kings County also fell back in- to the purple tier catego- ry. That all Central Val- ley counties except for Mariposa County are in the most restrictive tier.
That includes Tulare County, which never has managed to improve out of purple and experi- enced another increase in cases. For the week, news and active cases jumped to 328, to 990 as of Oct. 17, while hos- pitalizations increased from 38 to 54.
Dinuba hit an un-
COVID-19 update
As of 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, there had been 34,593 confirmed cases (12,504 active) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 421,354 tests (8.4 percent) in Fresno County, with 463 deaths and 151 currently hospitalized.
and Dunlap remained at 22 and six total positive cases, respectively. The county reported that 21,891 of the positive cases (63.2 percent) had recovered.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county, Sanger leads in total overall positive cases with 1,560 (519 active or under investigation) while Reedley is at 1,550 cases (529 active or under investigation); Parlier had 1,237 cases (420) through Nov. 13 while Orange Cove had 729 cases (245). Del Rey was at 135 cases while Fowler had 311 cases. Squaw Valley
In Tulare County, there were 19,320 total confirmed cases (990 active) of COVID-19 with 301 deaths and 54 hospitalized as of midday on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Breakdowns by cities/regions show 2,026 cases in Dinuba, 694 in Orosi, 394 in Cutler, 100 in Traver, 16 in the rural area south of Reedley and four in the rural area southeast of Orange Cove.
A total of 18,029 people (93.3 percent) had recovered from the virus in Tulare County.
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With shovels expect- ed to hit the dirt next spring, Reedley Col- lege’s McClarty Center for Fine & Performing Arts is already receiving statewide recognition.
Darden Architects, the creators of the state-of-the-art facility, received the “Award of Honor” for design from the Community Col- lege Facility Coalition on Nov. 12. This honor recognizes excellence in community college project design.
“We congratulate Darden Architects for being recognized for their tireless work on this project,” said Reed- ley College President Dr. Jerry Buckley. “This facility will create multi- ple opportunities for our students, and provide a spectacular venue for the arts in our commu- nity.”
The 24,000-square- foot facility is planned
Artist's rendering by Darden Architects
This artist's rendering shows the what the Reedley Col- lege McClarty Center for Find & Performing Arts will look like.
for the northeast cor- ner of the campus off Reed Avenue. Ground- breaking will take place sometime in the spring of 2021, with a comple- tion date expected in the fall of 2023. A date for the groundbreaking ceremony has not been announced.
The McClarty Cen- ter for Fine & Perform- ing Arts is a $26 million project which includes a 500-seat theatre with an art gallery, confer- ence room, office space, concession stand, and
an open-air area in the lobby, providing addi- tional space for hosting campus and community events.
Accepting the award were Buckley, SCCCD Chancellor Dr. Paul Parnell, SCCCD Vice Chancellor of Opera- tions Christine Miktar- ian, SCCCD Director of Facilities Planning George Cummings, Darden Architects Project Architect Wil- liam Brandle, and Darden Architects As- sociate Martin Ilic.
fortunate milestone by surpassing 2,000 total positive cases, reaching 2,026 by Nov. 17. Nearly 100 cases have occurred in the last three weeks, and active cases jumped by 20 in four days.
The tighter state re-
strictions won't affect schools in the region. As long as schools began their level of instruc- tion by the time tighter restrictions arrive, class instruction is able con- tinue without interrup- tion of potential closure.
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cost of these additional im- provements total $56,804 and will be reimbursed to the de- veloper from development impact fees. Fiscally, the city will receive $16,178 per unit for impact fees and approxi- mately $2,000 for building permit and development fees for each unit. The developer is required to have all public im-
provements complete by April 1 of next year.
In other council news, the council accepted the fiscal
year 2020-21 SB-1 Rehabilita- tion Project as complete and authorized the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion
with the Tulare County Re- corder’s Office.
The project consisted of asphalt dig outs, asphalt skin
patches, crack filling, a type II slurry seal, a type II micro- surfacing, and roadway diet striping. Several of the street located in the project scope of work were Ridge Creek Drive, Viscaya Parkway from Saginaw to Nebraska, West- gate Way, the shopping center across from Westgate Way to Monte Vista Drive.
The project amount was $598,437.47 and was funded with SB-1 funds.
Feedback wanted for parks design in Dinuba
The city of Dinuba is applying for round four of Proposition 68 state Parks and Water Bond funding. City officials are looking for feedback from community
members for putting togeth- er an updated parks design for Viscaya Neighborhood Park.
One final community meeting is scheduled via
Zoom. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23. The link to the Zoom meeting is on the city of Di-
nuba website online at: www.dinuba.org.
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