More oil revenue expected to assist public education and county services
Kern County has approved an oil ordinance that brings more oil wells to Kern County. How does this affect the fire department.
and last updated 2021-03-09 20:22:19-05
KERN COUNTY, Calif. â The Kern County Board of Supervisors made a decision that is expected to bring thousands of new oil wells to Kern County within the next two decades.
The planning commission met last month to discuss the proposal and recommend it for approval.
Monday, the board of supervisors met with that committee to discuss the proposal in two sessions.
Hospital officials discuss COVID-19 trends as Kern County meets all red tier metrics except one
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) â Kern County is inching closer to the red tier, meeting two out of the three needed state metrics. The county meets the red tier metrics for the positivity rate of COVID-19 tests and the health equity metric, but fell short of meeting the needed case rate.
In order to move into the red tier, Kern County needs to have a daily case rate below 7 new cases a day per 100,000 residents. As of Tuesday, Kern County s positivity rate is 11.1 new cases a day per 100,000 with an adjusted case rate of 11.8.
Kern County Board of Supervisors approves oil ordinance after discussing impacts on county tax revenue and environmental issues This could mean adding or losing money for schools
Hundreds of people sounded off at the Kern County Supervisors meeting on Monday regarding a project that could bring thousands of new oil wells to Kern County. What s at stake? Lots of money.
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Posted at 5:10 PM, Mar 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-08 22:53:24-05
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) â 3/8 UPDATE 7:48 P.M. The Kern County Board of Supervisors voted to approve the oil ordinance that will add thousands of new oil wells to the county over the next two decades.