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RED BLUFF Federal and state wildlife agencies are working with a private land owner in Te- hama County to benefit both fish and people. Last month, an 80-year-old di- version dam on the South Fork of Cottonwood Creek was demol- ished as part of a multi-agency fish passage project. WILDLIFE Agenciesmoveforward with dam removal projects By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF The city of Red Bluff's estimated general fund balance at the end of June 2015 was lowered in part because of decreased estimated sales tax revenue, management raises and increased funding for the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, said Sandy Ryan, the city's finance director, in a quarterly budget update pre- sented to the City Council. The city estimates a general fund balance of roughly $800,000 at the end of June 2015, Ryan said Tuesday. In August, the city esti- mated a general fund balance of about $1,016,000. The city's general fund includes police and fire departments, ad- ministration, parks and recre- ation, and the Red Bluff Commu- nity and Senior Center, among other departments. Since the August report, the city received an updated sales tax report that lowered the city's RED BLUFF City'sgeneral fund balance estimate lowered Previouslyapproved raises, less than estimated sales tax revenue and increased chamber funding contribute to hit By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF The historic downtown area was a vibrant, hip place to be Friday night for the opening of the 2014 Art Walk. The event was hosted by the Tehama County Arts Council and the Downtown Red Bluff Business Association's Holiday Open House. Local artists hosted recep- tions at 27 different venues throughout downtown, with many of the stores offering live music, wine and appetiz- ers. The event continues 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday for art viewing only. Music and food can be found at the Food Truck Rally Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the courthouse on Washington Street. BandMaster Ruckus and Curtiss Johnson are scheduled to perform. Arts Council boardmember Bill Belcher said the event, now in its 12th year, is another example of showcasing what Red Bluff has to offer. "It helps to focus on the cultural aspects of Red Bluff, that we're not just a rodeo town or a stop on the free- way," he said. Artist Steve Ferchaud grew up in Red Bluff, but now re- sides in Paradise. He showcased his Whimsi- cal Illustration collection at Elmore's Pharmacy, his sec- ond year attending the event. "It exposes Red Bluff ac- tually has good artists," Fer- chaud said of the Art Walk. Friday's event was well at- tended and the crowd gave off what Belcher described as a high, but contained energy level. While the art, wine and mu- sic might have been the stars of the show, the city of Red Bluff came off rather well too. Belcher said Red Bluff has upscale metropolitan shops, but in a casual, homey atmo- sphere. ART WALK NIGHT STROLLING AbandplaysaspeopletrysamplesandviewartatEnjoytheStoreFridaynightduringtheArtWalk2014. By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF Red Bluff Mayor Daniele Jackson sharply opposed a part of Tehama County's plan for a roughly 34,460-square-foot jail expansion that would close a stretch of Madison Street to public traffic. County officials on Tuesday presented an environmental doc- ument for the proposed Correc- tions Reentry and Day Reporting Center facility to the City Council and took questions on the docu- ment and project, which would be located where the Tehama County Library stands. The library is proposed to move near the Red Bluff Commu- nity and Senior Center, and the county has budgeted $4 million for its construction. A stretch of Madison Street between Pine and Oak streets is considered an on-site portion of the project, according to the environmental document, and would be gated. "I am not OK with, and I will never be OK with, closing off Mad- ison Street," Jackson said during the presentation. She added, "We need to keep the street open for the through traffic that uses it now and for the parking that we have there." Jackson noted events that at- tract visitors to the downtown area such as the West Coast Na- tionals monster truck parade and the Wednesday night farm- ers market would be negatively affected. "Weneed toleaveourcity streets for our city people," she said. Bill Goodwin, the county's chief administrator, said the fa- cility will require the stretch of Madison Street to be closed. "I am being pretty honest about saying, the idea of keeping Mad- ison open would be a project killer," he said, adding that secure access is needed for jail personnel and others to cross between the proposed criminal justice facility and existing jail. Authorized personnel, includ- TEHAMA COUNTY Mayor:Don'tclose'mycitystreet' County's proposed jail expansion project would close stretch of Madison Street to public traffic Opinion............A4 Community.....A3 Sports.............. B1 Farm ................A5 Life...................A8 Weather ........ A10 Index............... ## INDEX The Art Walk continues 10 a.m. to 3p.m. today in downtown Red Bluff along with a Food Truck Rally. TO DO Art Walk to feature Food Truck Rally today Red Bluff and Corning cross country teams participated in their respective league cham- pionships Thursday . 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