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Chair Vanderpool says ‘state of the county is strong,’ outlines fiscal discipline, infrastructure and public‑safety investments
Summary
In his 2025 State of the County address, Chairman Pete Vanderpool highlighted fiscal discipline, a near $50 billion property tax assessment roll, debt reduction, investments in emergency response and road/flood projects, and modernization efforts in county operations.
Chairman Pete Vanderpool delivered the Tulare County 2025 State of the County address and described a year of fiscal discipline, operational modernization and public‑safety investments.
“The state of Tulare County is strong,” Vanderpool said as he opened the address, praising county departments for service delivery across roads, building permits, public safety and permitting. He told the board that the county’s property assessment roll grew to nearly $50,000,000,000—an 8.4% increase over the prior year—and that the board paid off more than $22,000,000 in millennium bond debt during the previous year.
Vanderpool outlined several program and infrastructure highlights:…
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