Politics

San Benito High School District trustees approved an annual audit report this week that reconciled discrepancies for $1.2 million in property tax funds between books maintained by the County Treasurer’s Office and the County Office of Education.

Hollister council members Monday OK’d a set of significant increases to traffic impact fees for developers to pay for new roads, although builders of commercial and industrial sites could get a financial break through individual tax agreements.

Runway reconstruction started at the Hollister Municipal Airport on Monday and was expected to result in a closure to the facility for 18 days, a city official announced at this week’s council meeting.

Downtown drivers and residents beware: A long-awaited resurfacing project will make headway soon.

Hollister Parks & Recreation has canceled its second consecutive summer of water programs, according to an employee of the department.

When it comes to paying off the $100 million-plus wastewater treatment plant, the City of Hollister gets an A-plus. And a recent upgrade leading to that credit rating could result in lower monthly rates on residents’ sewer bills.

Hollister council members Monday expressed disappointment at the continued tone from Gavilan College leaders who are reluctant to build an educational center downtown, and broached the possibility of approaching California State, Monterey Bay or another institution about opening a site here.

State Sen. Anthony Cannella this week joined Assemblyman Luis Alejo and the county board in requesting a parole denial for murderer and rapist Gustavo Marlow.

Although a contractor initially expected to do a downtown Hollister lane reconfiguration during the holiday shopping season, that work is now planned for sometime in mid-April, a city official said this week.

Gavilan College trustees discussed education center sites for San Benito County but took no action, as the item was slated for just discussion at the March 8 board meeting.