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FRIDAY JULY 23, 2010 Breaking news at: That’s Master Chef to You Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Wilcox Duo SPORTS 1B Sunny & hot 102/70 Weather forecast 10A 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 Corning teacher hit, killed in Chico CHP: Driver under influence of marijuana By GREG WELTER MediaNews Group Writer CHICO — A man who allegedly struck and killed a Chico woman as she jogged on Oro Chico Highway just after 9 a.m. Thursday has been arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence of marijua- na and vehicular manslaughter. The victim, identified as Carrie Jean Holiman, 56, is a fifth grade teacher at Olive View School in Corning. A Corning Union Elementary School District official said she has been with the district for 29 years. She lived in the Estates Drive area, not far from where she was struck. Driver Jimmy Candido Flo- res, 25, of Chico, was arrested at the scene of the crash, about three-fourths of a mile east of Midway, by California High- way Patrol officers. Officer Tony Nunes said Flo- res displayed objective symp- toms of being under the influ- ence. “He also reeked of mari- juana, and his tongue was green,” Nunes said. Officials are investigating ties Flores allegedly has to a medical marijuana grow in Butte County. Get your tips on Route 36 Flores claimed he was dri- ving east on Oro Chico at about 35 mph when one of two large dogs in the car jumped on his arms, causing him to swerve to the right and strike Holiman. The driver said he believed the dog was trying to reach a window to bark at something that caught its attention. See TEACHER, page 9A Back to drawing board on parks By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer No one in the parks department will lose a job. The budget committee is getting a second chance to come up with other ways to make cuts in the Red Bluff Parks and Recreation Department. During its July 6 meeting the City Council voted 5- 0 to postpone laying off a full-time parks maintenance worker and use $20,000 from the part-time account to fund the position. The postponement had to be made because staff realized that under a union contract all part-time employees must be laid off before any full- time employee. Tuesday, all of the councilmen, with the exception of Forrest Flynn, said they were not aware that their vote to postpone the layoff and transfer the money meant six part-time workers would have to be laid off. According to the July 6 meeting minutes, Flynn made a motion to postpone the layoff of the full-time parks maintenance worker and fund the position with money from the part-time account. His motion does not specifically mention part-time workers being laid off. Before the council voted, Councilman Wayne Daily News photo by Tang Lor Laura Rose, associate transportation planner with Caltrans, encourages residents to share their thoughts on Highway 36 during a public workshop Wednesday. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Residents living along Highway 36 are among those who have offered their help in shaping the future of the highway. During a workshop Wednesday evening aimed to gather public input on the future of Highway 36, resi- dents voiced their appreciation, concerns and visions for the road, which runs from Susanville in the east to connect with Highway 101 near the coast, passing through Tehama County and Red Bluff. Those at Wednesday’s meeting said they enjoyed Pot legalization impacts will be hard to measure SAN JOSE (AP) — Legalizing marijuana in California could give local governments a rev- enue boost, but estimat- ing how much is tricky because of the many unknown factors that exist, a new study found. The report by the state’s nonpartisan Leg- islative Analyst’s Office concludes that conflicts between state and federal drug laws, how cities and counties will choose to tax and regulate pot and the potential for more drug abusers will affect how much cash would come from legalizing the crop. ‘‘We do try to stress that there are a lot of uncertainties,’’ said Paul Golaszewski, who pre- pared the study. ‘‘At the same time, we’re trying to be helpful to voters. If this did occur, here’s what you might expect.’’ The report analyzing Proposition 19 was pub- lished Tuesday as part of the voter guide issued by the California secretary of state’s office. Proposition 19 sup- porters say legalization would be a boon for state and local coffers, but crit- ics have argued it would increase pot usage and crime. They also dispute any positive economic effects. The report says the ballot initiative could result in savings of sever- al tens of millions of dol- lars annually to state and local governments by reducing the number of marijuana offenders in state prisons and county jails. It also says legaliza- tion could reduce the amount of money agen- cies spend prosecuting marijuana-related offens- es. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 However, the study See POT, page 9A driving on the route and appreciate the improvements that have been made to make the road safer. A couple of residents near Baker Road said their concern was with speeding, which has caused a number of crashes in that area, including some that have taken out fences on their properties. They would like to see a lower speed limit and have the road straightened, espe- cially near McCoy Road. While Caltrans can set the speed limit, the method used to establish a speed zone is determined by laws passed by the Legislature, said Laura Rose, Caltrans associate transportation planner. See 36, page 9A Brown, who seconded the motion, clarified that the vote was to only postpone the layoff. During Tuesday’s meeting, Flynn said he understood the part-time workers would be laid off when he made the motion. The other councilmen claimed they did not vote for the layoffs, though. Nowhere in the July 6 staff report does it specifical- ly state that six part-time workers would be laid off. Verbiage in the staff report that stated the money in the part-time account would now be used to pay the full-time worker made it clear the part-time workers would be laid off, City Manager Martin Nichols has said. Following the July 6 meeting, after it was realized that the council’s decision would result in six workers being laid off, Parks and Recreation Director Debbie Carlisi declined to comment on whether or not that was her intention when she wrote the staff report. Carlisi again stopped short of publicly stating her intention during Tuesday’s meeting. But in her new staff report she writes, “It was my intent that we unfor- tunately must implement the layoff of the six part-time See PARKS, page 9A Nielsen rep fields Corning concerns By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — Jerry Crow, a field representative for Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, opened a mobile office for the day Thursday at City Hall in the former Recreation Supervisor office. “The whole purpose of this is so that instead of people coming to us we’re coming to them so that we’re more accessible,” Crow said. As of noon, only a few people had come to discuss their concerns in Corning and that was to discuss the park grant application the city is putting in, Crow said. Among the biggest con- cerns Crow hears from people in Tehama County are issues dealing with agriculture, unemploy- ment, the budget or lack thereof and getting assis- tance with finding out where to go for help with those issues, he said. “If we can make things easier for people by steer- ing them in the right direc- tion then we’re serving them and that’s why where here and why I like my job,” Crow said. While another date for a Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Corning Planning Director John Stoufer talks with Jerry Crow, a field representative for Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, at the temporary mobile office set up in the former Recreation Supervisor’s office at City Hall. mobile field office has not been set in stone, Crow said he is hoping to set up at least one visit a month in Tehama County, traveling once a week during the other three weeks of the month to other mobile offices in the district. “Corning was the first to graciously give us a space to use and we want to thank Corning for allowing us to be here today,” Crow said. “Ultimately, I’d like to be in a different town every week. We understand that our offices in Redding, Yuba City and Sacramento might be out of the way for some people.” Crow said he is looking into setting up visits in Red Bluff, Orland, Willows and possibly Colusa. 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