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Fire board approves station location study
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Let the games begin
By Lea Boyd
Stuck in gridlock for the last several months, plans for Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District’s future may have inched forward at the Oct. 29 board of directors meeting, where four of five members supported a station location study with a $23,000 price tag. By hiring independent consultant Diamonte Public Sector Group, the district should soon have concrete answers to questions of where best to locate firefighting facilities given call volumes, response times, land use restrictions and anticipated future development within the district. Longtime boardmember Craig Price said he is certain that the analysis, which should be complete by late winter, will echo what the veteran board members have said all along, that the proposed locations for new fire stations in downtown Summerland and Carpinteria will best serve residents. Despite his confidence in the findings, Price said, he voted in favor of the analysis because passing a $10 million bond to fund the two stations will require a minimum of two-thirds voter support. “We should do everything we can to eliminate doubt,” he concluded. Doubts have been raised by newer board members Chris Johnson and Bill Taff, as well as CSFPD firefighters and community members. Endorsed by the local firefighters union in their bid for board seats, Johnson
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Warrior girls tennis players Lesly Zapata, front, and Natalie Saito grip the hands of their first round opponents in a home CIF semifinals match against Arlington High School on Nov. 13. Zapata and Saito went on to win their first set in the match to help the Warriors forge ahead 4-2 after one round of play. CVN went to press before the second round of play began, when the match was still anyone’s game. A win for the Warriors would mean a third straight CiF Championship appearance. The defending CiF champion Warriors would play Hacienda Heights (Wilson) or Riverside Poly at the Claremont Club on Friday, Nov. 15 for the championship. Find out the results of the Arlington match at coastalview.com.
Purple Heart Trail comes to Carpinteria
Carpinteria’s section of Highway 101 now officially pays homage to United States veterans who have sacrificed life and limb to protect American freedoms. By resolution of the California State Senate, the stretch of highway running through Santa Barbara and Ventura counties has been incorporated into the National Purple Heart Trail, an addition that makes the trail contiguous from Monterey County to the Ventura/Los Angeles County Line, a distance of nearly 240 miles. On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, local veterans joined city, county and state officials to unveil the new sign that will be mounted on the side of the freeway to commemorate the newest link in the trail. Carpinteria City Councilman Gregg Carty said that the new signs will serve as a visual reminder of the important role military men and women have played in our nation’s history. He hopes that the signs will prompt 101 travelers to seek out more information about the trail and reflect on those who earned the Purple Heart medal in their military service. “While we may not all agree with some of the policies that have led us to war and the battlefield, we can and should all agree that we owe a debt of gratitude to our warriors who answered the call and put their nation ahead of themselves,” stated Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, who sponsored the senate resolution.
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From left, Carpinteria City Councilman Gregg Carty, Councilman Fred Shaw, State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, County First district Supervisor Salud Carbajal, Councilman Wade Nomura and assemblyman das Williams unveil the new Purple Heart Trail sign that will be erected on Highway 101.