Page 6 - Dinuba Sentinel 1-17-19 E-edition

A6 | Thursday, January 17, 2019
Quail Run
grand opening
this Saturday
Community
The Dinuba Sentinel
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Century Communities is unveiling their highly anticipated model homes Saturday, January 19th at Quail Run in Dinuba. Visitors will be among the very first to tour these beautiful new designer- decorated models and see first hand Quail Run’s inviting balance of style, charm and affordability.
Located in the quaint, uncongested town of Dinuba, Quail Run boasts four exceptional single and two-story home designs starting from the upper $200,000’s. The plans range from 3 to 5 bedrooms and are highlighted by open kitchen designs, bonus rooms, lofts and up to 2,339 square feet of thoughtfully planned living space, along with an abundance
District Doings
• Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Course will be hosting a Free Youth Golf Clinic and Movie Night on Sunday, Jan. 20.
The event, sponsored by New Evolution Insurance Agency and Harness Realty Group, will begin with a two-hour golf session at 3 p.m. The clinic will feature instruction in short game, golf swing fundementals, course management, putting, chipping, plus rules and etiquette. To RSVP call (805) 215-5385.
The free movie, shown on a big screen, will begin at 6 p.m., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. The featured movie will be 'Coco'.
• Open Gate Ministries of Dinuba, which has provided emergency food, shelter, clothing, job training, financial aid, spiritual encouragement and counseling to the needy of Tulare County since 1974, will hold its annual Soup, Salad and Pie Lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Palm United Methodist Church. The church is located on the corner of Tulare and P streets in downtown Dinuba.
All-you-can-eat soup is only $6, side salad costs $1 and a piece of pie costs $2. Take-out will also be available.
Centerpieces and boutique items will be available for purchase as well.
For more information, call 834-5135 or 591-1241.
of flexible options that offer easy personalization. Homebuyers also have their choice of exterior architectural styles including Spanish, Bungalow and Cottage influences.
Quail Run offers much more than just the ideal home— it’s also an ideal location. Dinuba is a rare find, with a hometown feeling that shows itself at every turn. Abundant recreational opportunities, local parks, established schools and a variety of local events are all a part of its charm – yet it’s within easy reach of Fresno and Visalia.
“From the minute we opened Quail Run for preview sales, local and out-of-area homebuyers have responded enthusiastically to our great selection of homes, our modest pricing and the community’s
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Above is an artist rendering of just one of the models homes citizens can tour this Saturday, as Quail Run in Dinuba will be holding a grand opening for the subdivision on the west side of Dinuba.
Council
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council was city of Dinuba Business Manager George Avila. According to Avila, when it comes to non-organic recyclables, the city had managed to secure compliance from about 68 percent of commercial businesses and 41 percent from multi-family units. “With respect to organics recycling we have some customers who are already enrolled,” said Avila. “However, in order to gain compliance from businesses (with new requirements) the city will need to work with Pena’s Disposal to survey the businesses and provide them information on what they need to do in order to comply with the new state mandate.”
With the new city ordinance, which is the first one on the books this year (Ordinance No. 2019-01), the matter of recycling organic waste, and requiring commercial businesses that fall under the threshold to arrange recycling services thereof, will become part of the city’s municipal code. Along with requiring all food waste to now go in the green waste can for residents, the new ordinance will also require commercial businesses, such as restaurants, to have a separate organic waste recycling container.
In order to facilitate the new mandate for recycling organic waste, Pena’s Disposal will be adding a new organic waste recycling infrastructure at its Cutler plant. On hand at the city council meeting was Art Pena of Pena’s Disposal.
“We’ve worked quite a few hours over the past year-and-a-half (with city staff) trying to come up with solutions to the state mandates,” said Pena.
Pena said that the new mandate makes it harder for businesses to be complaint.
“There’s a certain ick-factor factor to it,” said Pena. “You’re putting food out for collection and it’s kind of messy. And so there’s been a lot of push back, not just in Dinuba, but across the state. It’s harder
to do without a city ordinance.”
Pena explained that part of the challenge of being compliant with the new mandates is informing business owners as to what
can and cannot be recycled.
“There’s going to need to be a lot of
education that takes place,” said Pena. Pena further explained that the additional infrastructure for organic recycling could cost as much as $5 million. The company, he said, has already secured permits and entitlements for the expansion project and is currently seeking grant funding and long term loans to finance it. He added that an extended contract with the city would go a long way in securing the
goes to landfill as much as possible,” said Avila.
In other council news:
In an unexpected motion by new Dinuba city council member, and recently appointed Vice Mayor, Armando Longoria, the councilman asked at the beginning of the meeting that the council revisit an agenda item that would have appointed Maria McElroy as the Dinuba representative for the Tulare County Association of Governments.
The board, TCAG, oversees tax money collected through Measure R to improve housing and transit needs in the county. The Dinuba seat was last occupied by Dan
meets quarterly and city staff was hoping to have representation for the next meeting, which is coming up in early February.
Also chiming in on the matter was Dinuba City Mayor Kuldip Thusu, who stated, “We also need to address the issue of other people expressing interest.”
“Are they here tonight?” asked councilwoman Reynosa.
“They are not here tonight,” Thusu replied.
McElroy was in attendance and is a regular at Dinuba City Council meetings.
Thusu added that his concern was a matter of due process.
“We have to have a bigger picture of how we are going to conduct business going forward, and how committees are going to be formed,” said the new mayor. “My recommendation would be to table it one meeting to give other people a chance. And if there’s nobody else, then I’m fine with it.”
Contrary to his recommendation, Reynosa motioned to approve the appointment at the recommendation of city staff. But that motion died 3-1, as Thusu, Longoria and councilman Joey Morales all voted against it. Councilwoman Linda Launer was absent.
The motion to table the appointment to the next meeting then passed 3-1, with Reynosa voting against it.
This was only the second motion by newly seated councilman Longoria. His first motion came only minutes after being sworn in at the previous council meeting in December. When nominations were requested from the council for the next city mayor and vice mayor at that meeting, Longoria nominated himself for city mayor.
Though that motion died on the floor 4-1, with Thusu later selected for the role in a 3-2 vote, Longoria received the consolation of being named vice mayor.
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inviting setting,” emphasizes Century Communities’ Central Valley Area Sales Manager, Diane Bronze. “Now it’s even more exciting with the unveiling of our beautiful new model homes, plus special grand
opening incentives that will be Century Communities in the 5 pm and Sunday and Monday available January 19th and 20th Central Valley and across the from 12 pm to 5 pm (closed on both quick move-in and country. The sales office and Tuesdays and Wednesdays).
funding needed.
As for Dinuba’s
recycling numbers, Avila stated that the city is required to provide recycling updates to Cal Recycle on a yearly basis. Representatives from the state program were expected to visit Dinuba last Thursday. Admittedly, Avila said the city’s recycling numbers could be better.
“They’re looking at our
numbers and they’re really
encouraging us to do all we can to try to get more complaint,” he said. “In fact, this ordinance is one of the things they suggested we do.”
Council member Maribel Reynosa asked Avila if there is a certain percentage the state is looking for when it comes to recycling.
Avila answered, somewhat jokingly, “Well they want 100 percent.”
He went on to explain, however, that the state has never really given a target number for how much they want.
“They’re trying to reduce waste that
Meinert, who died in 2017. When asked why he wanted to table the agenda item, Longoria first stated he preferred to speak to Dinuba City Manager Luis Patlan about it. Patlan was not present at the council meeting due to a family
to-be-built homes.”
Quail Run is the latest in a series of popular single-family home neighborhoods built by
model homes are located at
1639 Palmer Avenue in Dinuba and open Thursday, Friday and Saturdays from 10 am to
For directions and additional community information visit www.CenturyCommunities. com.
“There’s going to need to be a lot of education that takes place.”
— Art Pena regarding new
emergency.
When Dinuba Assistant
recycling mandates City Manager Daniel James told him that city staff could answer his question, Longoria stated, “Well, was there a resume or application?. . . I’m just not sure how these
appointments are made.”
Answering Longoria’s question was
Interim Public Works Director Ismael Hernandez, who recommended the appointment.
“The city of Dinuba has been looking to fill this seat for several months,” said Hernandez, adding the seat has remained vacant since the passing of Meinert. “Staff received interest from Ms. Maria McElroy to be on the oversight committee.”
Hernandez added that, though there is no critical time constraint, the committee
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