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DAILYNEWSPHOTOBYRICHGREENE The roof of the Tehama County Library's Red Bluff branch has been damaged by recent storms and is threatening the collection. Partialfunding, leaky roof force reconsideration ByRichGreene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County ad- ministration is working on com- ing up with alternatives for two of its most prominent and long- range plans — construction of a new library and a jail expansion. Gov. Jerry Brown is recom- mending the county receive $13 million towards its Community Re-Entry and Day Reporting Cen- ter. While that figure has not been settled and would still require leg- islative approval, it is less than the roughly $22 million county offi- cials had hoped for the project, which would include expanding the jail to include 64 more beds. Nonetheless county adminis- tration has been working with an architectural firm to develop a scaled down version of the project, Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin said. A scaled down project would include the additional 64 beds as well as new kitchen and laundry facilities the county has targeted as high priority items. The Pro- bation Department's Day Report- ing Center would not be included under a new, less expensive plan. The Probation Department opened a temporary facility on Antelope Boulevard in Novem- ber 2014. While there would be no out- door use by inmates, food and laundry would need to be trans- ported across Madison Street from the existing Tehama County Jail to the new facility. Responding to criticism from the city of Red Bluff and commu- nity members about the closure of Madison Street, county officials have researched constructing a tunnel or bridge to connect the two facilities. However they have found neither would be practical. Plans that include partial clo- sures of the street are still being explored. TEHAMA COUNTY Ja il , li br ar y pl an s may be modified By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter RED BLUFF About 25 commu- nity members representing a va- riety of organizations gathered Wednesday morning at the Te- hama County Farm Bureau to begin coordinating 11 days of ac- tivities and events surrounding the Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo, scheduled for April 17-19. Hosted by the Red Bluff-Te- hama County Chamber of Com- merce, the meeting was a way to both gather specific information about each group's activities and make sure that new or updated events don't conflict with others already scheduled. Round-Up director Dave Ra- melli said the Round-Up Asso- ciation appreciates the efforts of ROUND-UP Eleven days of activities planned for community By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF The city of Red Bluff raised its general fund balance es- timate for the fiscal year by about $127,000 in part because of the quarter-cent sales tax hike that goes into effect April 1. Voters here in November ap- proved raising the city's sales tax for the next six years, and also ap- proved an advisory measure that recommends the city spend addi- tional sales tax money largely on police and fire services. The city's fiscal year ends June 30, and in a presentation to the RED BLUFF Ta x hi ke leads city to raise estimate Quarter-cent sales tax increase goes into effect April 1 With the coming storm bring- ing heavy rains, sand and sand bags have been made available at multiple locations throughout Te- hama County. The locations include the Te- hama County Public Works De- partment's Gerber yard at 9380 San Benito Ave., the department's Los Molinos yard at 8715 Fox St., the Red Bluff branch of the Te- hama County Library at 645 Mad- ison St., the Tehama County Pro- bation Department's Day Report- ing Center at 774 Antelope Blvd. and the Corning Fire Department at 814 Fifth St. Residents are asked to take only what they need and to bring their own shovels. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. also urges customers to stay safe dur- ing storms and remember the fol- lowing safety tips: Always treat low hanging and downed power lines as if they are energized and extremely danger- ous. Keep yourself and others away from them. Be aware that trees, pools of water and other ob- jects may be energized and dan- gerous if they make contact with power lines. If you see damaged power lines or electrical equip- ment, call 911 immediately and then notify PG&E at 1-800-743- 5002. Secure outdoor furniture, light- weight yard structures and dec- orative lawn items that can be blown by high winds to prevent them from damaging power lines and your home. During a power outage, use bat- tery-operated flashlights, not can- dles, due to the risk of fire. LED candles are a good option, but if you must use candles, keep them away from drapes, lamp shades and small children. Do not leave candles unattended. Customers with generators should make sure they are prop- erly installed by a licensed elec- trician in a well-ventilated area. Improperly installed generators pose a significant danger to crews working on power lines. If you experience an outage, unplug or turn off all electrical appliances to avoid overloading circuits and to prevent fire haz- ards when power is restored. Sim- ply leave a single lamp on to alert WINTER STORM Sandbags,safetytipsoffered Community.....A3 Education........A4 Lifestyles........A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Comics ............B6 INDEX The Sacramento River Discovery Center had 22 skunks removed a er temporary closure. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY SRDCwritesfinal chapter on skunks The Red Bluff Lady Spartans soccer team beat Foothill 2-1 Wednesday, hosts Pleasant Valley tonight. PAGE B1 SPORTS Lady Spartans soccer beats Foothill 2-1 State regulators have autho- rized oil companies to inject fluids and waste into federally protected aquifers. PAGE B3 2,500 TIMES State allowed oilfield discharge in aquifers Hackers broke into a health insurance database in an attack bound to stoke privacy concerns. 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