August 7, 2012

Great Lakes Council's choice

Great Lakes bested SeaPort as the City Council voted to affirm the decision of the Air Service Subcommittee to send a letter of support to the Department of Transportation endorsing Great Lakes Airlines as the provider of Essential Air Service for Visalia and the Central Valley. The City has supported proposals from Great Lakes since 2005, and the carrier has worked successfully with the City over the past 4 years to provide better hubs and connectivity for local passengers. The airlines plans to continue service to Los Angeles and increase the frequency of daily flights. The City had received proposals from two carriers, Great Lakes and Seaport Airlines, which proposed several flights per day to Burbank-San Diego and Merced-Oakland. The Seaport bid for service was $159,983 higher for the Visalia portion of the proposal. For the complete staff report, click here. 

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Special Meeting on Aug. 8 To Review Results of Finance Measure Survey

The City Council approved holding a special meeting at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, at City Hall to discuss the results of a finance measure survey conducted Aug. 1-5 by telephone with 400 City of Visalia registered voters. Council will also consider putting a ballot measure regarding additional revenue sources on the Nov. 6 ballot. The deadline for submission of items for the November ballot is Friday, Aug. 10. For a copy of the survey results, click here. 

Building Permits Up 5%

A modest increase in building permits for new single family dwellings and a 61% increase for new commercial projects brought the total number of permits through July of the year up to 1,792. Permit values were up 9% for single family dwellings, 12% for residential additions and alterations and 10 percent for commercial additions. For a monthly comparison, click here.