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City staff reports: Rite Aid site, pothole repairs, firefighter deployment and summer events
Summary
At the July 8 Newman City Council meeting staff and council members discussed a vacant Rite Aid shopping center’s deteriorating condition, ongoing investigations into pavement subsidence on Jensen Road, a firefighter deployed to the Madre Fire and upcoming community events including a July 19 movie night.
City staff and council members reported several operational items at the July 8 Newman City Council meeting, including concerns about a vacant Rite Aid property, pavement problems on Jensen Road, a firefighter deployed to a large wildfire and community events.
A council member, Rotem, said the shopping center near Highway 33 has deteriorated since Rite Aid closed, citing torn pavement, trash and possible loitering. “The pavement is terribly torn up, it’s really…
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