City leaders review results of survey on ARPA funding
Well, it looks like the City of Merced did its best to encourage a strong response from a population of nearly 85,000 residents.
Leaders said they wanted to know how local people would like them to spend$27 million dollars in federal relief funding, and so city staff members conducted a survey to find out.
Questionnaires were mailed to…
A Vision Of Merced’s New Promised Land
With wildfire smoke over our heads, a drought at our feet, and not much housing within our reach, it sure was nice at this week’s Merced City Council…
How would you spend $27 million?
By Lee Pevsner
How would you spend $27 million? Personally, I would buy a Bentley convertible, but I do not think that would meet the funding guidelines.…
Protesters in Merced decry mandates that force workers to get covid vaccinations
A crowd of protesters in Merced gathered across the street from Mercy Medical Center and adjacent health care clinics on Friday afternoon to protest vaccine mandates that are gaining momentum in California and across the United States.
President Biden has announced sweeping federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100…
MID files lawsuit to protect water supply
Merced Irrigation District has filed a lawsuit challenging the emergency drought curtailments issued by the State Water Resources Control Board last month. The…
Housing plan gets pushback over hot issue of affordability
Blame it on Kevin Blake.
If the councilman would have been at the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, the discussion on boosting Merced’s housing supply…
Young Patriots Challenge teaches kids about U. S. Constitution
The Young Patriots Challenge (YPC), a local contest with a patriotic theme, will be held in Atwater between Sept. 13 and 17.
Because our citizens’ Constitutional protections and rights were fundamental to our nation’s founding, a local group of Merced County volunteers organized to assist public school and home school teachers in meeting the…
City surveys being mailed over ‘recovery’ spending plan
If you’re a Merced resident, you might want to keep an eye out for a survey that should be arriving inside mailboxes in the coming days.
This particular…
Merced County searching for a new CEO as Brown plans to…
Recruitment ads and a four-page, color brochure describing the top position of “County Executive Officer” have started to appear recently on behalf of…
Members selected for the 2021-22 Merced County Civil Grand Jury
Merced Superior Court Judge Shelly Seymour is pleased to announce that a new panel of jurors has been selected to serve on the 2021-2022 Civil Grand Jury.
The Civil Grand Jury investigates complaints regarding government agencies, including County and City government, special districts and school districts. They are responsible for issuing…
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