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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF TheTehamaCounty Department of Education hosted a Red Ribbon Week kickoff event Monday night to honor the Red Ribbon Drug and Alcohol Pre- vention Campaign set to continue through Saturday. Superintendent of Schools Charles Allen hosted the event and introduced the Tehama County Young Marines, who pre- sented the California and Amer- ican flags for the pledge of al- legiance. Two Young Marines spoke about the reason for Red Ribbon Week and how it got started. More than 80 million support the week by expressing awareness and living drug free by wearing a red ribbon. The prevention week RED RIBBON Schools celebrate living fr ee o f dr ug s and alcohol By Julie Pace and Thomas Beaumont The Associated Press BOULDER, COLO. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio fought for control of the Republican's establishment wing in Wednesday night's third GOP debate, as insurgent outsid- ers Donald Trump and Ben Car- son defended the seriousness of their White House bids, under- scoring the volatile two-track fight for the party's presidential nomination. Bush, once seen as the top Re- publican contender, entered the debate in the midst of the most difficult stretch of his White House campaign. He quickly targeted Rubio for his spotty voting record on Cap- itol Hill, signaling that he sees the Florida senator as the candi- date most likely to block his po- litical path. PRESIDENTIAL RACE De ba te highlights GOP's 2 tracks By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF A public hearing prior to the possible adoption of a new ordinance setting develop- ment impact fees has been sched- uled for 11 a.m. Nov. 24 at the Te- hama County Board of Supervi- sors chambers, 727 Oak St. in Red Bluff. The supervisors voted 4-1 Tues- day to accept the data support- ing the proposed ordinance found in the 2015 nexus study, with Su- pervisor Candy Carlson the lone no vote. A unanimous vote was taken in setting the public hear- ing as well as directing county counsel to prepare a summary of the ordinance that will be avail- able for public review at the Te- hama County administration of- fice and clerk of the board office. The full ordinance will be avail- able on www.co.tehama.ca.us. Setting an amount for devel- opment impact fees that would burden those few building homes whilemanyothersbenefitfromthe improvements, Carlson said. This would be unfair and won't bring in enough to make a difference in the county's budget. Instead, the county should put a measure on the ballot for a new tax. Since a tax measure would take a two-thirds vote, Supervisor Den- nis Garton said he does not believe a ballot measure would pass. Carlson said the numbers pre- sented to the board by Pacific Mu- nicipal Consultants were way too high in her opinion, especially when the economy is still in re- covery from the 2008 recession. The proposed ordinance would set the amount for development impact fees, with a Jan. 1, 2017 start date for implementation of fees. In April 2010, the county re- ceived a report by Pacific Munic- ipal Consultants (PMC) showing results from a Nexus study and outlining a fee structure for de- velopment impact fees that would mitigate the impacts of new de- velopment on county infrastruc- ture. No fee was adopted at the time due to the poor condition of the economy, Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin said. The study was updated in 2015 to reflect conditions in the county, including the projected growth rate being slower than the 2010 study predicted. DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES CountysetsNov.24publichearing By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County Board of Supervisors and in- vited guests were given a chance to tour the new Tehama County Sheriff's Department Dispatch and 911 Call Center on Wednes- day. The center, which was moved down the hall into a previously vacant space and opened Sept. 30, cost about $500,000, most of which was covered through various grants including the $347,000 Customer Premise Equipment 911 grant that was the largest one, said Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston. The de- partment had a Emergency Management Preparedness Grant of about $40,000 with the remainder coming from the county's general fund in the amount of $114,816. The department was able to realize a significant amount of savings through the mainte- nance department, which re- did the walls at a savings of about $100,000 and cabinets that were redone by the AB- 109 woodworking program su- pervised by Mike Shaffer. That was a savings of about $30,000, Johnston said. The department first asked for the remodel in April 2014. "It's 150 percent better than it was," Sheriff Dave Hencratt said. "It's cleaner, brighter, bet- ter technology and a better work environment." The reverse 911 used to take up to an hour to input data be- fore a call was sent, but takes significantly less time now, Johnston said. Radio traffic is much clearer, meaning there are fewer times officers have to re- peat themselves. A dispatcher was involved in the design process and gave feedback. Dispatchers typically work ei- ther 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. or 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. with an additional shift of noon to midnight on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays. "This new technology is hands free," Johnston said. "It took some getting used to, but now they love it. It's better oper- ability and much more efficient. It's kind of like Superman. It's at least triple the square footage of the old one. It's also a better use of space." Capt. David Kain, who is in charge of jail operations, said the former dispatch space will be absorbed by the jail, possibly for administrative offices. In the new center dispatch- ers can use mapping side by side with another screen to bet- ter see where a 911 call is com- ing from, Public Information Officer Lt. Yvette Borden said. The previous dispatch had not changed in the 25 years Borden has been with the department. "The old dispatch was out- dated," Johnston said. "We're probably 10 years behind when we should have replaced it. There were three work stations and it was crowded. The area had the '90s written all over it." The department had already been talking about the need to move the dispatch center when a needs assessment was done on the jail that suggested a move. LAW ENFORCEMENT SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SHOWS OFF ITS NEW DISPATCH CENTER PHOTOSBYJULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS The Tehama County Sheriff's Department has a brand new dispatch and 911call center with new technology, which the department launched on Sept. 30. A Tehama County Sheriff's Department Dispatcher takes a call on Wednesday at the new center. Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Comics ............B3 Weather ..........B8 Index............... ## INDEX Bywood Drive from Alta to Cypress in Cottonwood will be closed 8a.m. to 5p.m. Friday for slurry seal. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY BywoodinCottowood to be closed on Friday The local CHP office will be holding Start Smart classes for young drivers at 5:30p.m. Nov. 4and 18. PAGE A3 COMMUNITY CHP to offer classes geared for young drivers A sheriff fires a deputy for tossing a teen across a class- room floor, saying she posed no danger. PAGE B6 SOUTH CAROLINA Deputy fired for tossing teen across classroom Dennis Hastert pleads guilty in a deal that recommends up to 6month in prison, acknowl- edges hush money. PAGE A8 FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER Hastert pleads guilty in hush-money scheme HEARING PAGE 7 SHERIFF PAGE 7 RIBBON PAGE 7 DEBATE PAGE 7 InsideToday » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, October 29, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Go od m or ni ng , t han ks f or s ub sc ri bi ng M ar vi n W oo ds tr up VOLLEYBALL Roundup of Tuesday night's action Sports B1 AVERY VILCHE Columnist has October full of colorful fun Lifstyles A4 Volume130,issue245 7 58551 69001 9 M/sunny High: Low: 78 52 » PAGE B8