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Thursday, July 18, 2019 | A14 | Mid Valley TiMes Road improvements in Dinuba
Workers from Emmett Construction laid asphalt on July 11 at the intersection of Crawford Avenue and Saginaw Way in Dinuba. In addition, the extension of Saginaw Way, east of Crawford Avenue, was also paved and will provide an access way to a new housing development on the eastside of town. The extension and the hous- ing development are part of the city’s ongoing effort to revitalize the eastside of town.
High priorities in the revitalization project include adding more rooftops and providing easier access to business on the east side. The recent Randle Avenue extension, which was completed last month, is also part of the city’s revitalization project.
Photos by Rick Curiel / Mid Valley Times
MVT Staff Report
The California Policy Center hosted a special Cali- fornia State and Local Elect- ed Officials (CLEO) meeting on July 13 at Gerawan Farm- ing's Reedley offices.
The meeting, featuring six presentations by business leaders, is meant to network, educate and advise local elected officials on issues of financial sustainability, gov- ernment transparency and personal liberty.
Among the speakers was Dan Gerawan, co-owner of Gerawan Farming in Reed-
ley Gerawan spoke on lever- aging power of free markets, and described his company's efforts in winning a lengthy legal case against the United Farm Workers.
Mari Barke, exécutive di- rector of CLEO, said the orga- nization brings together state and local legislators to discuss best practices in "reducing the size and scope of government in order to amplify the ef- forts for limited government reforms. She said attendees learned tools to reduce corpo- rate welfare, advance charger schools and reform bloated pension systems.
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Margaret Fortune, president and CEO of Fortune Schools in Sacra- mento and San Bernardino counties, spoke on advancing public education through charter schools at the California Policy Center's Local Elected Officials meeting in Reedley on July 13.
Jordan Bruneau / Photo Contributed
Dan Gerawan, co-owner of Reedley-based Gerawan Farming, spoke on leveraging the power of free markets during the Cali- fornia Policy Center's CLEO meeting in Reedley on July 13.
California Policy Center meets July 13 in Reedley
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