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Pneumatic moles
Responding to one concern about the impending installation of water meters – that city crews are going to tear homeowners’ yards apart in the process – the city of Lodi posted a video today of crews installing a a new water line with minimal trenching. Watch below.
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Read judge’s Wal-Mart ruling in long-running Lodi case
A Stockton judge has sided with Lodi and Wal-Mart in its long-running Supercenter dispute. Unless the decision is appealed, that means the mega-retailer can start building.
If you like, you can read the judge’s ruling here (2MB file).
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King’s parting comments
Last night was City Manager Blair King’s last Lodi City Council meeting. After tomorrow, he heads south to Coronado, where he will begin leading that town.
The meeting was routine. King, known for helping Lodi regain its financial footing over his five-year tenure, gave his final budget presentation (basically he offered a more detailed look at [...]
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More on the withdrawn Costco, Home Depot appeals
As we reported today, the couple who were fighting a planned Costco and Home Depot stores near their historic Reynolds Ranch home have withdrawn their appeals.
Apparently, homeowners Charles and Melissa Katzakian have settled with Reynolds Ranch developers. The terms are private, but a separate agreement with the city of Lodi indicates the couple is receiving [...]
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Lodi chief gives final sign-off
Today was Lodi Police David Main’s last day. He announced this month he’s retiring earlier than he had envisioned to take care of his ailing wife.
After 27 years – almost all of his career – with the Lodi force, he signed off with dispatchers one last time. With his wife, Roya, and their two young [...]
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City Council says no to crane sculpture
Unlike the sandhill cranes that descend on Lodi every fall, these two birds will not be migrating here anytime soon.
After an artist yanked his offer to donate his 20-foot-tall sculpture of mating cranes – and then offered it for sale instead – city leaders tonight voted to wash their hands of [...]
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Council may hire outside city manager search firm
Not surprisingly, the Lodi City Council may hire a private search firm to help recruit city manager candidates as city leaders seek a replacement for outgoing City Manager Blair King.
Council members voted unanimously tonight to solicit proposals from a variety of search firms. In a city staff report, King said using an [...]
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Follow along at Lodi City Council tonight
Pretty light agenda this evening. (Biggest item: The big birds.)
I’ll still be posting updates here, on Facebook and Twitter if you’d like to follow along.
Councilman Larry Hansen won’t be at the meeting tonight. He’s in Washington D.C. with other local officials on a lobbying trip trying to get federal cash for big local projects. He [...]
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Who is the least expensive Lodi City Council member?
When I was reporting this story about how much travel and meals Lodi City Council members expense on behalf of taxpayers, I told Councilwoman JoAnne Mounce in a phone conversation that she was the biggest spender among the five-member group. She responded in part, and I published, that she takes the council’s cheapest health insurance [...]
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Measure C foes face off UPDATED