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Vol. 22, No. 44
Liberty district set to reopen
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umpkin picking remains in full swing at G&S Farms in Brentwood. Halloween is this Saturday and, according to the Farmer’s Almanac, will take place under a full moon in all U.S. time zones for the first time since 1944. To view more photos of the event, visit www.thepress.net/multimedia/slideshows
Planning commission approves Grocery Outlet
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BRENTWOOD Local residents will soon have another supermarket option. Grocery Outlet is expected to open shop in a soon-to-be constructed 18,304-squarefoot building east of Brentwood Boulevard and south of East Sand Creek Road. The Brentwood Planning Commission recently approved the design of the project, and because the project is consistent with area zoning regulations and the city’s general plan, the way is now clear. “We think we have a good project here, and I think it will bring value to Brentwood,” said Jenna Markley, a representative of BRR
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Architecture, the project’s architect. Grocery Outlet representatives did not respond to requests for comment on when the store plans to open or how many employees will be hired. Applicant Steve Thomas, chief executive of Thomas Properties Inc., said he hoped to get the building up by December, though the COVID-19 pandemic set back that timeline. “We are very, very pleased to have Grocery Outlet,” he said. “They are a great company … They are a great addition to the community.” The store will occupy one of four desigsee Outlet page 18
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DISCOVERY BAY The fate of the community center pool was laid to rest at last week’s Community Services District (CSD) Board meeting, following a unanimous vote to complete refurbishment of the existing pool and extend its length. The board voted to follow staff’s recommendation to complete refurbishments, lengthen the pool from 70 to 75 feet and cap the project’s cost at $452,000. The unanimous vote came on the heels of multiple public comments decrying the length of time the project has been delayed and the costs already associated with it. During the meeting, project manager Mike Yeraka described the various efforts made to keep costs low. CSD Board Member Kevin Graves asked Yeraka why he was getting additional quotes for some of the concrete work. Yeraka explained that he thought he could get better prices, but would not go with any contractors who would charge more. “We do have hard numbers, but we feel we can do better than those hard numbers by getting additional quotes,” said Yeraka. Of the project’s budget, Yeraka noted $92,000 was spent in fiscal year 2019, and the remaining $362,000 will be spent before the current fiscal year ends in June of 2021. The pool refurbishment project originally began in September 2018 but was put on hold while the board looked into installing a new, see Pool page 18
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REGIONAL The Liberty Union High School District (LUHSD) will return to inperson learning at its three high school campuses on Jan. 12. The LUHSD Board in a unanimous 5-0 vote last week, agreed to proceed with the every-other-day hybrid model contingent on the COVID-19 school reopening guidelines. “Our goal is to balance the potential health risk of the COVID-19 virus with the other health and academic concerns of our school community,” said Eric Volta, LUHSD superintendent in a recent statement. “In reopening the schools, we will be using the various safety guidance docu-
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