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Council pauses transfer of fire station parcel amid questions over SDI loan link
Summary
Council voted 4–0 to table a resolution that would declare the fire station parcel surplus and authorize its transfer to Kern County after councilors and residents raised concerns the parcel is tied to an unresolved SDI loan and urged further review by the SDI committee.
The City Council voted unanimously April 14 to table a staff recommendation to declare the downtown fire station parcel surplus ahead of a proposed transfer to Kern County.
Staff described the resolution as a required step under the California Surplus Lands Act to permit transfer or sale of the parcel. Several council members and residents, however, said the land appears to be part of a 317‑acre purchase originally financed with SDI loan proceeds and that…
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