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Congressman Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, announced a $685,000 federal grant Aug. 21 for the enhancement of the visitor center at Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.
The grant, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, will support the second phase of the visitor center's enhancement project, and will primarily be used for a redesign of the reserve's parking lot and walkway to increase accessibility, traffic flow and create a school bus drop drop-off area.
It will also be used to create natural water catchment in landscaped "bio-swales."
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced that the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve received a $685,000.00 federal grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). These funds will support Phase II of the Reserve's Visitor Services Enhancement Project.
North Monterey County >> Visitors to the Elkhorn Slough will see a number of improvements thanks to a federal grant.
The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is planning to spend a $685,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association on a second phase of its visitor services enhancement project, including upgraded parking and walkway, a designated school bus drop off area, and a water catchment system.
KING CITY — Mesa Del Rey Airport in King City has received a $454,050 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for new runway lights.
"The City is very excited to receive approval for this grant, which will represent a tremendous investment in the Mesa Del Rey Airport," said City Manager Steve Adams. "It is part of an overall City effort to make improvements at the airport to better manage this valuable community asset."
WATSONVILLE >> On break from Capitol Hill, Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, hosted a series of town hall meetings this week to hear from constituents and build momentum for the upcoming midterm election.
The freshman congressman met with about 100 people in Watsonville on Wednesday for a wide-ranging discussion that touched on immigration, agriculture, the Pajaro River, affordable housing, student loans and a contested flight path. Erica Padilla-Chavez, CEO of Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance, moderated the event.
You can hardly blame California's farmers, growers and vintners for feeling like pawns in President Donald Trump's reckless and self-destructive trade war.
His tit-for-tat tariffs with China are already hurting agriculture in the Central Valley and across the state, and the pain is only going to get worse.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta announced that Mesa Del Rey Airport received a grant totaling $454,050 from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Aviation Administration. The funds will be used to rehabilitate the lighting systems along the edge of Runway 11/29, to ensure safe airfield operations in low visibility conditions.
SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced that he will be holding town hall meetings in Salinas, Watsonville, and Monterey. These meetings will be opportunities for members of our community to share their ideas and concerns about issues affecting the central coast of California. Seating for all events is first come, first served. Town halls will also be live-streamed on his Facebook and YouTube pages.
A California delegation in Congress has requested a major disaster declaration for the state's wildfires, according to a statement from Congressman Jimmy Panetta released Tuesday.
The statement reads as follows:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) joined Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05), John Garamendi (CA-03), Jared Huffman (CA-02) and other bipartisan members of the California delegation, including Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), in writing to the President to ask him to immediately grant California's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for the destructive wildfires that have hit Lake, Mendocino, and Napa Counties over the past two weeks.