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Thursday, August 8, 2019 | A2 | Mid Valley TiMes
Sanger, PG&E agree to share customer information
By Dick Sheppard
Mid Valley Times
Pacific Gas and Elec- tric Company's presen- tation about its plans to prevent forest fires by downed power lines was about to go up in flames almost as big as the ones that ravaged northern California last year. Then Sanger Fire Chief Greg Tarascou stepped in to save the day and the ap- proval by the City Council to share information with PG&E in case of a poten- tial power shutdown.
The presentation by PG&E's Erica Cabrera to the city council on Aug. 1 was about PG&E's new Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program. The program will shut down power to areas of the state where the threat of a wildfire is elevated based on pre- dicted weather condi- tions such as high tem-
Obituaries
Maria Del Rosario Alvarez Maria Del Rosario
Alvarez of Dinuba died Aug. 4 in Dinuba. She was 74.
Mrs. Alvarez was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, four daugh- ters, four brothers, 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchil- dren.
Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. with a rosary at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home in Dinuba. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at St. Catherine's Cath- olic Church in Dinuba.
Camilo V. Castro
Camilo V. Castro of Dinuba died Aug. 5 in Fresno. He was 92.
Mr. Castro worker
perature, low humidity an sustained winds.
That means, said Cabrera, that it's pos- sible but not likely that power to the entire City of Sanger might be shut down for many hours.
Several councilmem- bers expressed concerns about what would hap- pen with Sanger resi- dents who rely on elec- tric power for life sav- ing equipment.
"That's not a good an- swer," said councilmem- ber Humberto Garza when Cabrera's response was about what PG&E is proposing to do to pre- vent wildfires, not what the utility might do to help residents who depend on power for life support.
Tarascou assured the council that those resi- dents could be transport- ed to the City Hall com- plex where emergency generators would power their life support equip-
Photos by Dick Sheppard / Mid Valley Times
LEFT: Erica Cabrera, representative from Pacific Gas and Electric Company, addressed the Sanger City Council on Aug. 1 about the utility's plans to prevent forest fires and wildfires sparked by downed power lines.
RIGHT: Councilmember Humberto Garza called out Cabrera on PG&E's plans regarding forest fires and wildfires.
ment until PG&E turned the power back on.
Tarascou and Cabre- ra assured the council that it was important for PG&E and the city
to share information about electrical power dependent residents so they could be alerted to a possible power shut- down and transported,
if necessary, to the city hall complex.
Sanger has never had a lengthy power shutdown because of a wildfire, even though,
there were two "red flag" warnings in the past 15 years, said Cabrera.
The council unani- mously approved the in- formation sharing plan.
as a farmer.
He is survived by
three sons, four daugh- ters, 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchil- dren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sun- day, Aug. 11, at Dop- kins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12, at Reedley Cemetery.
Jesse Martinez
Jesse Martinez of Sanger died Aug. 4. He was 64.
Mr. Martinez was a maintenance worker for a cotton gin com- pany.
He is survived by his wife, Norma Marti- nez, and one son.
Services will be scheduled. Dopkins Di- nuba Funeral Chapel is in charge of the ar- rangements.
Artist concept courtesy City of Sanger
The sports fields and park will be to the east of the memorial plaza on the corner of Indianola and Jensen avenues.
PARK
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Community Revitalization Pro- gram's Proposition 68 (2018 Parks and Water Bond). It has more than $650 million to be distributed in several rounds, sad Galvez.
Galvez is hoping to get enough of the present round's almost $255 million to complete the veterans park and then go after following rounds for other park develop- ment in Sanger.
Sanger's grant writing consul- tant Criscom is helping with the grant proposal.
"The park site is part of a cur- rent grant application process in
which the city and Criscom recent- ly hosted five community planning meetings to listen and incorporate the community's ideas into the park design. Meetings were held at Reagan Elementary, Vista Del Monte Mobile Home Park, Veter- ans Park and Sanger High School," said Galvez.
The park site, expanded with prop 68 funds, would feature a pavilion, open grass areas, gar- den, landscaping, irrigation, vet- eran's memorial, sports fields, walking paths and LED light- ing, according to a memo Galvez wrote to the council.
Mayor Frank Gonzalez, at the March groundbreaking ceremo-
ny, recognized the veterans advi- sory committee that in addition to Uribes and Bennett, includes Paul Rodriguez, Bo Brown, Robert Lo- pez, Frank Guerra, John Cerda, Isabel Murillo, Tony Gonzalez and James Pinedo.
"It's finally happening," Bennett said. "I can't tell you how excited we are." He said the memorial will rep- resent the honor and sacrifice of the nation's and region's veterans.
"We are close, but we can’t let up. I think it will be a monumen- tal addition to our city," said may- or Gonzalez. "This is going to be a huge win if we get that grant mon- ey for the completion of the Veter- ans Park and Memorial Plaza."
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