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FRIDAY MAY 28, 2010 Breaking news at: America’s got Talent Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF All-League Softball SPORTS 1B showers Weather forecast 10A Morning 73/50 By GEOFF JOHNSON DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 DN Staff Writer CORNING — Legal action against the city’s sole medical marijuana collective will con- tinue after a local judge rejected the collective owners’ attempt to stop the case. Judge Richard Scheuler ruled against a demurrer on May 18 filed on behalf of Tehama Herbal Collective, Judge rejects collective’s appeal of ban ‘No legal activity is free of zoning according to court documents. Attorney William Panzer, representing collective owners Ken and Kathy Prather, their daughter, Maegon Prather, and Jason Labonte, had previously argued the city’s temporary ban on medical marijuana collec- tives, dispensaries and similar operations was unconstitution- al. The collective opened before the ban went into place, but laws’ Judge Richard Scheuler even then was considered to be in violation of the city’s zoning policies, which have nothing in place to allow collectives, Plan- ning Director John Stoufer said. Rather than asking the city to consider adding an area zoned for collectives, the Prathers continued to operate and since Jan. 13 have received more than Wary of impact fees 100 citations, most for $250, Stoufer said. The city, in turn, issued an temporary ban on further col- lectives in the hopes of stopping more collectives from cropping up until it could deal with the matter, Stoufer said. Stoufer described the situa- tion as a “Catch-22,” saying the city could face legal repercus- See BAN, page 9A 5th-graders staying put By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The month-long discussion of where fifth-graders in the Antelope School District will go to school in the fall has ended with the school board making the final deci- sion at a special meeting Tuesday. After considering a list of pros and cons for moving the fifth-graders to Berrendos Middle School, the board made a unanimous decision not to move them. Fifth- See 5TH, page 9A Corning considers interim skate park By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson Dr. Ron Clark, DDS, left, and developer Larry Lalaguna question Planning Director George Robson Wednesday night on a plan for new development fees. By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer If Tehama County’s housing and retail markets pick back up, it could cost the county more than $221 mil- lion to keep up with infrastructure costs over the next 20 years. That is the idea behind proposed Development Impact Fees, a fee structure the county is considering that would charge owners of new developments to maintain the quality of existing roads, fire, libraries and sheriff’s equipment. The earliest the Board of Supervisors would vote on Officials postpone ban on ag burning SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Farmers can keep burning some agricultural waste after California air authorities voted Thurs- day to postpone a full ban on the polluting practice for two years. The California Air Resources Board’s deci- sion pushed back a June 1 deadline initially set by pollution-control legisla- tion targeting air quality problems in the San Joaquin Valley and other rural areas. The move allows the burning of prunings, clip- pings and rice field stub- ble that would be too expensive to dispose of in any other way, board spokesman Stanley Young said. Agency officials intend to revisit their decision in 90 days, after the state Senate Select Committee on Air Quality conducts a June 16 hearing. Sen. Dean Florez, D- PLEASE JOIN BJ DeFrates in support of Clay Parker for 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Paid political advertisement Paid for by BJ DeFrates Sheriff BOB & DALE STATON SUPPORT CLAY PARKER FOR SHERIFF- CORONER Paid Political Advertisment Shafter, who authored legislation aimed at curb- ing pollution, questioned estimates of disposal costs presented by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollu- tion Control District. The report argued that a full ban on burning ag waste would not be eco- nomically feasible for some farmers. The Senate committee meeting will reassess those estimates while bringing together farmers, scientists and others with a stake in the process, Florez said. ‘‘We’re going to have the meeting the air board should have had today,’’ he said. See AG, page 9A the fees would be in August, and then only after a series of public meetings. Planning Director George Robson held a public workshop on the matter Wednesday in what he described as the project’s first public pitch. Out of a crowd of about 20, the handful who spoke up were skeptical. Local developer Larry Lalaguna said average daily traffic on roads has remained almost unchanged from 1982 figures. “The point I’m trying to make is 28 years down the See FEES, page 9A CORNING — The City Council discussed Tuesday setting aside a multi-purpose court, the size of a single tennis court, in Clark Park as a temporary skate and bike park location. The matter was brought up after Corning Skate and Bike Park Association representa- tive John Richards approached the council at the May 11 meeting ask- ing to use part of the Park and Ride lot across from City Hall. Richards and the asso- ciation are asking for a safe place for skateboard- ers and bicyclists to prac- tice their craft, which most other sports in the city already have. While the lot was not a good option, city officials offered the court at Clark Park, which Richards thought might work. He asked that the chain link net that divides the court be left up to designate a separate section for each of the two sports. Richards and board members would be at the site the first few days it opened to make sure things were going smoothly and do spot checks thereafter. The association would See PARK, page 9A Hemp fest gets under way today By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer A $2,600 setback did little Thursday to deter World Hemp Expo Extravaganja 2010 orga- nizers as they prepared for an event months in the making. Sheriff’s deputies report a 5,300-gallon plas- tic water tank, one of sev- eral installed at the festi- val site on Riverside Avenue in Red Bluff, was punctured with 24 holes by way of a battery-pow- ered-drill. The holes ruined the tank, which organizers planned on using to store drinking water for the alcohol-free event. Though some 2,000 people are expected per See HEMP, page 9A Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson High Times Creative Director Steve Hager talks with Joseph Two- Feathers on Tuesday in front of a temporary kitchen set up for the Whole Earth Expo Extravaganja scheduled this weekend on Riverside Avenue. TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS MOULE’S REMOVE ALL • Well water build-up • Water stains • Soap scum with NOTHIN’S BETTER stain remover only at Moule’s 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260 DOLORES VAN VEGHEL SHERIFF CLAY PARKER SUPPORTS See endorsements shercp@sbcglobal.net Paid Political Advertisment