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VCMC Parking Lot Improvements

VCMC Parking Lot ImprovementsCompletion Date N/A SUPERVISOR DISTRICT #1 OWNER: VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER PROJECT MANAGER: DEVI NALLAMALA CONTACT NUMBER: 805-658-4354 Project Location: The project site is comprised of a 1.7-acre portion of Assessor’s Parcel No. 074-0-170-080 within the Ventura County Medical Center campus.  More specifically, the site is located at 375 Hillmont Avenue, Ventura.…

Public Works

$2.5m Fillmore Library Expansion Project Completed

December 21, 2022 The Californer VENTURA, Calif. – Californer — Ventura County Public Works Agency Engineering Services completed the Fillmore Library’s $2.5 million expansion project in November 2022. The expansion allows the library to offer programs and services to the community including greater access to computers and the internet, early childhood literacy programs, English as…

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Ventura County gets drenching in first major storm of season

December 12, 2022 Ventura County Star Rainfall reaches 8 inches in mountains, runs near an inch on coast. The Ventura County mountains recorded up to 8 inches of rainfall during the three-day storm ending Monday morning, according to data from the Ventura County Watershed Protection District. Most communities in the county received between two-thirds of…

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Ventura County Businesses receive over $12m in State loans

December 9, 2022 Patch Moorpark State fund has over $20m remaining for recycling-based businesses, and more to be allocated next year Three Ventura County businesses were recently approved for 4%, fixed-rate loans totaling $12,739,000 through the Ventura County Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) program. The RMDZ is a statewide program consisting of 40 zones, and…

Eco-tip: America Recycles Day Highlights Economic Benefits of Recycling

Tuesday is America Recycles Day, although three Ventura County businesses will take part the following week when receiving ceremonial checks from a low-interest loan program that promotes recycling activities. America Recycles Day, held on Nov. 15 each year, is coordinated by Keep America Beautiful, a nonprofit supported mainly by major corporations and public agencies. Last year, the nonprofit helped promote nearly 3,000 related…

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Eco-tip: Flushable wipes? Not really. A state law clarifies labeling

November 5, 2022 Three positive environmental changes emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. Two relate to cutting fuel consumption and air pollution associated with driving: More people work from home and more meetings are held virtually. A third change may not be as apparent, but it affects anyone whose wastewater involves a sewer system. The change…

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America Recycles Day highlights economic benefits of recycling

November 17, 2022 “Dance like no one is watching,” wrote Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh in 1987. Now, “Recycle like everyone is watching” is one of the slogans Keep America Beautiful uses to promote America Recycles Day, which was on Nov. 15. Keep America Beautiful, a nonprofit organization supported mainly by major corporations and public…