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SANGER HERALD 6A THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019
VETERANS: 'It's happening. I can't tell you how excited we are. The memorial will represent the honor and sacrifice of the nation's and region's veterans.'
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Martinez said Sanger has faced challenges developing green space for its citizens and he called the public benefits of parks tremendous. "A goal has been achieved," he said. "Bot- tom line — parks do improve quality of life."
Martinez said the veterans memorial and park will add to a commitment Sanger already has with veterans groups, in- cluding the American Legion Department of California, VFW, AMVETS, "TheCommitteeofThoseWhoServed"thatputs on the Marine Corps Ball, the Veterans Parade and veterans banners hung along the community's main avenues.
"It's happening," Bennett said. "I can't tell you how excited we are." He said the memorial will represent the honor and sacrifice of the nation's and region's veterans. "Donate until it hurts."
Photos by Mike Nemeth/Sanger Herald
JD Bennett, chairman of the Sanger Veterans Network, speak- ing to a a Fresno TV reporter at the groundbreaking for the Sanger Veterans Memorial Park.
ZONING: ' ... so it’s all about good policies, good management, and proactively addressing issues we see surfacing.' Continued from page 1A
see three very good examples of what I am referringtoabove. Twooftheprojectsare HousingAuthorityprojects. TheKingsRiver Commons Apartments on Dinuba/Orange av- enuesaresobeautifulthatyouwouldnever guesstheyare'affordable.' Ijokedwithmy council when we did a walk-through during the ribbon-cutting that these apartments are ten times more attractive than any apart- mentIeverlivedinbackinLosAngeles. I wouldn’t mind living in them now, if I needed to!
"We watch the crime stats for these, and ALLotherareasoftown,veryclosely. We did have one issue at a recently-built com-
plex, with police having to go to the same apartmentseveraltimes. Butweimmedi- atelyjumpedontopofthatissuewiththe property manager and successfully evicted thefamily. Noissuesatthatcomplexsince ...soit’sallaboutgoodpolicies,goodman- agement, and proactively addressing issues we see surfacing."
Patlan said, "The City of Dinuba included sufficientlandinitsadoptedGeneralPlanto accommodate the RHNA (Regional Housing Need Allocation) numbers for very low, low, moderate and above moderate income hous- ing. Thus, the city does not have to rezone any property to meet state housing require-
ments. "SinceIhavebeenhere,therehasbeen
one44unittaxcreditprojectbuiltbySelf Help Enterprises and the City Council re- zonedaone-acreinfilllotfromsinglefamily tomulti-familyfor10apartmentunitswith no opposition.
"There have been about three multi-family projects built prior to my arrival. I am told thatthedevelopersdidagoodjobwithcom- munity outreach for their respective proj- ects. In fact, one of the tax credit projects was named by high school students through a naming competition (Emperor Estates).
"Rezoning property for multi-family is
always a challenge, particularly if the prop- ertyissurroundedbyexistingsinglefamily neighborhoods.
"I wish Sanger the best of luck."
TheHeraldforwardedtheemailed remarksofZiebaandPatlantoSangercity manager Tim Chapa, city attorney Hilda Cantu Montoy, development director Tom Navarro and senior planner David Breletic andaskedfortheircomments.
No comments had been received by press time.
The reporter can be contacted by email at sangerherald@gmail.com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875-2511.
GOVERNING boards and commissions
• The next open meeting of the Sanger City Council will be today, April 4 at 6 p.m., following a closed session meeting starting at 5 p.m.
The council meets at 6 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month in the council chamber at city hall, 1700 7th St.
The city council consists of five elected members. The position of mayor is elected at large. The other members of the council are elected by districts. The position of mayor pro tem may change every other year in December. It is decided by a vote of the council members during a council reorganiza- tion meeting.
• The next meeting of the Sanger Planning Commission will be at 6 p.m. on March 28 at the community center, 730 Recreation Ave.
Staff reports on what is to be discussed at the meeting will be available to the public at least three days prior to the meet- ing and may be reviewed at city hall at 1700 7th Street or on the City’s website at www.ci.sanger.ca.us.
The planning commission meets regularly at 6 p.m. on the 4th Thursday of each month in the council chamber at city hall, 1700 7th St.
The Sanger Planning Commission is comprised of seven
dent of the board is selected by the other board members.
• The next meeting of the Sanger Unified School District Classified Employee Personal Commission will be at 5 p.m. on April 15.
The commission meets on the third Monday of each month in the board room of the district office, 1905 7th St.
The commission consists of 3 members, one selected by the district, one selected by California School Employees As- sociation (CSEA) and one selected jointly.
members appointed by the city council and is a permanent advisory body to the council on matters related to planning and development. The commission holds regularly scheduled public meetings to consider land use and zoning matters pre- sented by staff.
• The next meeting of the Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee will be at 6 p.m. on April 15. (Rescheduled)
The oversight committee usually meets at 6 p.m. on the 1st Tuesday of each month in the council chamber at city hall, 1700 7th St.
The Citizen's Oversight Committee (CoC) is made up of five members serving two-year terms. They are selected through an application process with the city council making the final selection and appointment. All committee members must be residents of Sanger.
• The next meeting of the Sanger Unified School District Board of Trustees will be at 7 p.m. on April 9.
The board meets at 7 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month in the board room at the district office, 1905 7th St.
The board consists of seven elected members. The presi-
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