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ByAndreByik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter CORNING The City Council on Tuesday authorized a plan that would make up to 20,000 gallons of city water available to the se- verely drought-stricken commu- nities of Paskenta and Lowrey in west Tehama County. Paskenta, which is about 20 miles west of Corning, has seen its groundwater levels drop to criti- cal levels, and has implemented rationing measures, Corning City Manager John Brewer said in a re- port to council members. Corn- ing, on average, pumps about three million gallons of water per day in July. The 20,000 gallons of water, which would be provided at the rate charged for construc- tion water, would amount to an increase of less than 1 percent for the city. CORNING Councilmakes water available to P as ke nt a and Lowrey By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF Sales activity in the fourth quarter of 2013 increased by 11.4 percent in Red Bluff when compared to the same October to December time frame the previ- ous year. In its quarterly report HdL Companies, the city's tax consul- tant, estimates the city's 2013-14 fiscal year collected sales tax will be around $3.026 million, a 9.2 percent increase from the prior year. The increase is largely attrib- uted to a 25 percent increase in the auto and transportation in- dustry and a 9 percent increase in building and construction. HdL estimates the city's sales tax revenue will increase 2 per- cent in the 2014-15 fiscal year. Actual sales across all of Te- hama County increased 6.5 per- cent from October to December 2013 compared to the previous RED BLUFF Double-digit sales growth for final 2013 quarter By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews. com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF The Board of Supervisors set goals Tues- day to reduce the county's greenhouse gas emissions by 5 percent by the year 2020 and by 10 percent by 2028. The reductions will be based off of 2008 levels, the year chosen for the county's Greenhouse Gas Inventory to coincide with the most recently adopted County General Plan. The inventory and reduc- tions include all unincorpo- rated portions of the county along with the county's own governmental activity. It does not include the cities of Red Bluff or Corning or emissions given off by the county's schools. Tehama County Air Pol- lution Control Officer Alan Abbs said the 5 percent re- duction should be obtain- able and a "good stab" could be made at the 10 percent reduction. "I certainly wouldn't want to shoot for a goal and not to be able to make it," Abbs said. Tehama's goals are far lower than those other northern California coun- ties have set in approved Climate Action Plans. Shasta and Butte have both set 15 percent reduc- tion goals on par with the state's own goal set by AB- 32. Solano County has a goal of 20 percent, while Hum- boldt, Sutter and Yolo coun- ties have pledged to get down to 1990 levels. Abbs said 1990 levels would amount to around a 60 percent reduction and in Tehama that goal wouldn't be realistic. Around 56 percent of Tehama's greenhouse gas emissions come from trans- portation, which Abbs said would be difficult to reduce considering the amount of driving that is done as a re- sult of the county's rural ar- eas. Vehicle trips that both started and ended out of the county were not counted in the county's greenhouse gas inventory, essentially elim- inating emissions given off by those traveling through on Interstate 5. In total the 2008 Green- CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Greenhousegasemissiongoalsset By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF About a week af- ter the Tehama District Fair- ground board of directors traced a sobering financial pic- ture of the fairgrounds, com- munity leaders gathered to share their ideas about how to make the fairgrounds viable in the long term. On Wednesday, about 40 stakeholders in the fairgrounds with a combined 991 years of experience with the facilities between them, including Fair board directors and organizers of major events such as the Red Bluff Round-Up, the Tehama District Jr. Livestock Auction and the West Coast Monster Truck Nationals, developed ideas keep the fairgrounds sus- tainable going forward. The session, facilitated by Becky Bailey-Findley, former CEO at the Orange County Fair, at the fairgrounds was meant to develop a long-term plan that will keep the commu- nity involved in the future of the fairgrounds, which direc- tors said requires new sources of revenue. "We've had some trying times," said Pete Dagorret, a Fair board director for six years who said he's been con- nected to the fairgrounds for 55 years. "And you don't ap- preciate the good times unless you've had trying times." At the Fair board's previ- ous meeting July 15, directors said that for years, the fair- grounds had been living be- yond its means. In 2013, it's TEHAMA DISTRICT FAIRGROUND MINDS MEET TO KEEP GROUNDS VIABLE Stakeholdersmeetingaddressesstrengths,weaknessesandneeds ANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS Becky Bailey-Findley, past CEO of the Orange County Fair, facilitated a Tehama District Fairground stakeholders meeting Wednesday at the fairgrounds that aimed to develop long-term plans to keep the fairgrounds viable. ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS About 40stakeholders in the Tehama District Fairground with a combined 991years of experience with the facilities participated in the planning session Wednesday a ernoon. Arts..................A5 Community.....A3 Comics ............B5 Lifestyles........A4 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 INDEX San Benito Avenue will be closed between Gerber Road and B Street in Tehama from Aug. 4-17. PUBLIC NOTICE Upcomingclosureof San Benito Avenue "Stuart Little" will be played at Red Bluff River Park Sat- urday at 7:45p.m. as part of Movies in the Park . 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