Archive » April 14, 2011

SCHOOL REPAIRS REQUIRED

Vol. 9 Issue 15

Facing a tough economy and a campus peppered with maintenance issues, some affecting health and safety, the school board is moving slowly and carefully in considering repair and funding options.

SOLVANG COUNCIL ADOPTS WATER PLAN

The Solvang City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to adopt a master plan for the city’s water system. While the council stressed it could be amended, the action adds to a long list of factors, increasing the likelihood of a rate hike....

SUPERVISORS CONSOLIDATE DEPARTMENTS

In an effort to make county government run more efficiently, the Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to consolidate the Parks and Housing and Community Development departments into a new department....

ASSEMBLYMAN GETS TOUR OF SCHOOL'S AG PROGRAM

The Santa Ynez Valley Union High School FFA chapter received a special hour-long visit April 8 from Assemblyman Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara, who got an overview of the agricultural program and a tour of the school’s welding shop, horticulture garden, green house and livestock area....

DANISH STUDENTS VISIT SOLVANG FOR CENTENNIAL

Despite some early travel delays, 33 eighth-grade Danish students from Solvang’s sister city of Aalborg arrived in the city on Sunday night and spent the week touring the Central Coast....

SHERIFF'S BLOTTER

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