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Community groups introduce programs; staff report on parks, airport and broadband outreach
Summary
Representatives from the American Cancer Society, the assembly and a congressional field office introduced local outreach and constituent services; staff updated the council on parks, airport funding talks, fiber-optic outreach and volunteer fire activities.
At the Oct. 8 Chowchilla City Council meeting, several community and government representatives introduced programs and staff reported routine updates.
Alejandra Velasquez and Dulce Velasquez of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network said they had been awarded a grant to work in Chowchilla on tobacco and secondhand-smoke education and will conduct a community needs assessment and outreach. Vanessa Barraza, field representative for Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria, said the assembly office is accepting legislative proposals for 2025, is recruiting a youth leadership cohort and is offering mobile office hours for constituents. Kyle Savage, field representative for Congressman John Duarte, discussed HR 9531, the Farm to Market Road Improvement Act, which would set aside 10% of a surface-transportation grant program for farm-to-market road projects.
Staff updates included public-safety reports (police and code-enforcement contacts with unhoused residents), the volunteer fire department’s fundraising and fire-prevention school visits, airport funding discussions with FAA representatives and exploratory talks with RACE Communications about bringing fiber-optic service to Chowchilla. City staff also noted completed fencing at the pickleball courts and upcoming palm-trimming work.
Quotes from the meeting highlight local outreach and the scope of planned work, and staff asked residents to look for upcoming community events and programs.
