SEE
OXNARD ’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER
VOL. XXIX NO. 4
Courtesy photo
More soccer fields are a priority with the park master plan By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-The Parks & Recreation Master Plan update continues with designing the parks to lower the maintenance load. The update is a planning tool n Soccer, see page 10
PAGE
Bridge jumping ordinance reviewed by the city council
JANUARY 22, 2021
Sometimes
GOD LIKES TO
SPEND MONEY
By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- You know, sometimes I feel sorry for the City of Oxnard. They face tough budget times because of low revenue and past fiscal errors, its rainy-day fund is low, and services have been cut, and people have been laid off.
A
DD to that, Covid-19 and the insane small business lockdowns, even though traveling down the aisles in Walmart is like a cattle call.
The city passed Measure E to fix its revenue problem, and the thought was just in time. Thank the good Lord. Well, the Lord got involved today and sent a n Spend money, see page 5
City discusses the encampment response project plan By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- The city council, Jan. 19, received an update via YouTube video about a homeless encampment at Ormond Beach, at a location commonly known as The Slagpile. The encampment response is a citywide need and continuing effort. Various city departments
continually respond to encampments. The Ormond Beach encampment gets singled out because of its size and occupancy. Housing Director Emilio Ramirez said the city wants to enlist a third party to administer housing assistance for unsheltered people in the city. “In Aug. 2020, the City nEncampment, see page 5
Courtesy photo