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TRI TRICOUNTY COUNTY

ENTRY VOL. XXVIII NO. 30

We are all affected by COVID-19

JULY 24, 2020

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Drip irrigation class teaches an essential skill as

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By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Water conscious residents visited the Oxnard Historic Farm Park, July 18, as the hands-on drip irrigation class drew a small but enthusiastic crowd.

Public Works Director Rosemarie Gaglione.

Arterial roads item draws comments during consent agenda By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- City council members stopped the normally noncontroversial consent agenda items during its July 21 meeting to ask questions and take public comments on the Award Agreement A-8220 to Toro Enterprises, Inc. for arterial street resurfacing projects within the city. The road conditions have been questioned, as Moving Oxnard Forward’s Aaron Starr and Alicia Percell have a ballot initiative on the ballot that ties Measure O funding to the condition of the roads. If passed, the city could lose Measure O funding, which benefits many areas in the city. n Roads, see page 6

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ENTURA County faces a planned water reduction, by almost 55 gallons a day, per person, and the class is an effective method to be responsible and save water. While most people stayed sheltered in their homes, dealing with the potential effects of Covid-19, other people donned their gloves and masks to get terrific information. Attendees learned tips, techniques, and participated in a hands-on drip irrigation experience they can use on a home landscape. n Irrigation, see page 5

Council sends three Starr ballot initiatives to voters By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard-- After a long delay, three ballot initiatives brought forward by Aaron Starr and Alicia Percell from Moving Oxnard Forward were certified by the City and will be sent to the voters this Nov.3. The City voted to sue Starr and Percell, January 15, over the three items the council rejected to discuss the measure.

The City asked for a judicial review of the items to examine their validity, then Covid-19 struck, which paralyzed the court. Starr’s Attorneys filed a crosscomplaint against the City of Oxnard, June 10, to force the initiatives on the ballot this November. Faced with a July 20 deadline to get the items in the voter information packet, Judge Walsh ordered the City to either adopt the initiatives or place them on the

ballot. “Here, the City filed its declaratory relief action to test the validity of Mr. Starr’s initiatives,” Assistant City Attorney Ken Rozelle said. “That was an appropriate thing for the City to do if it doubted the validity of the initiatives. It also sought to set a briefing schedule with opposing counsel. This did not come to fruition, and then the Covid interruption shut everything down for close to three months. n Ballot, see page 7

Aaron Starr and Alicia Percell.

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