Just how will Merced spend $27 million in ‘Rescue’ funds?
Merced City Council members and residents agreed on at least one thing Monday night:
$27,427,882 is a lot of money.
Especially when it’s considered federal funding that has started flowing into town this year by way of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) as a response to the pandemic.
The big question is how to spend it all.
Leaders…
Quintero named Merced’s Deputy City Manager
Frank Quintero has been named Merced Deputy City Manager.
Quintero started his career with the City of Merced as an entry…
Atwater’s Mayor Creighton to run for county supervisor seat
At first, Atwater Mayor Paul Creighton thought those who had been pushing him to run for a higher office were just offering him pleasantries, or expressing…
Roof of one home destroyed; 71 citations issued across city
A day after the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend, some Merced residents emerged from their homes, shaking their heads, still determined to speak up about the chaos in the skies they endured for days on end.
“It was a war zone,” said Marsha Vomastek who made it to the Merced City Council on Tuesday night. “I could see it right outside my…
Mall updates growth plans; new anchor is Cinemark
“Will people go back to the movies, or will they stay home and subscribe to the many new streaming services?”
That was the multimillion dollar question with…
Celebrating Juneteenth
The Merced City Council this week issued a proclamation recognition the upcoming Juneteenth celebration on June 19. Members of the local chapter of the…
City leaders honor ‘the best’ with Volunteers of the Year awards
A local doctor on the vanguard of this community’s COVID-19 vaccination effort and a pair of 7-year-olds who raised thousands of dollars in donation money by selling lemonade on the street were among the Volunteers of the Year honored this week by the Merced City Council.
In all, seven awards were handed out by each member of the…
Redistricting talks begin, but where’s the interest?
It’s considered one of the more important issues facing county government this year, and local leaders are urging residents to get involved.
They say…
Pride Progress flag makes appearence in downtown Merced
Residents from across the local area came together at Bob Hart Square on Tuesday evening for a special ceremony that highlighted the start of…
Merced leaders endorse new airline service for city’s airport
The Merced City Council unanimously agreed on Monday night to recommend Advanced Air — a commuter airline based in Hawthorne — as their top choice to take over this region’s Essential Air Service contract at the Merced Yosemite Regional Airport.
The current carrier at the airport — Boutique Airlines — was downgraded to the city’s third…
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