What's Up in Stallion Springs?

Two Town Hall meetings were held on Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30 at Stallion Springs Community Center. Residents were brought up to date on the upgrades to the Wastewater Treatment Plant, required water banking beginning in 2017, and status of the community mailboxes and newspaper tubes.

The community's wastewater plant requires long-awaited upgrades to meet the increasingly stringent state requirements and avoid state violations. Requirements and costs are being researched at this time.

Stallion Springs will be mandated to begin banking water in the Cummings Valley Basin beginning in 2017. This mandate states that Stallion will need to bank five years of water over the next 10 years. Additional costs to the residents for water will be minimal for the banking.

The centralization of all community mailboxes is being considered by our District. Due to the mail thefts plaguing Kern County, including Stallion Springs, a centralized location would allow for increased surveillance and deter mail theft. The matter was put on hold awaiting response from the Postmaster on possible master lock changes.

The removal of newspaper tubes was approved by the board of directors and will begin on June 1. It is the responsibility of the newspaper companies and the subscribers to work out a delivery plan for the papers after that date.

See additional details in the front page article of "The Bridge" Newsletter on the SS CSD website at http://www.mysscsd.com.

For the month of April, the Police Department reported one arrest, two citations were issued, 87 reports, 77 calls for service, and three call out.

Officers initiated 150 investigations, did six field interviews, and 24 want and warrant checks. CSU personnel performed 97 vacation house checks, 19 infrastructure checks, monitored the school bus five times.

Officers received internal training on the temporary custody of juveniles and training through Kern County on drug laboratories and chemical suicides.

The Stallion Springs 4-H Club has prepared the Community Garden for this year. Located behind the swimming pool, the garden has various size planting boxes available for rent for $12 to $36 dependent on the size of the box. For more information contact Denise Cox at (661) 822-1423 or Lori Rogers at (661) 822-3268. Applications are also available at the CSD office.

Come dressed in white and be ready for a walk/run full of colorful fun at our annual family-friendly 5K. Protective eyewear is recommended. When: Saturday, May 21 Cost: $10 if you register by May 15 and $15 the day of the event. Sign in at 9 a.m .; race begins at 9:30 a.m. All articipants will meet at the Community Center. All ages welcome. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. No dogs allowed.

Meets on the third Tuesday of every month. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 17, at 6 p.m. at the CSD Board Room.

Meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the CSD Board room. Everyone is welcome. The next regular meeting is scheduled for May 24.

Meets on the Second Friday of the month at 7 p.m. in the library. For more information about the Stallion Springs 4-H group contact, Lori Rogers at 822-3268.

Meeting are held on the third Wednesday of the month, the next meeting is on May 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the CSD. You do not have to reside in Stallion Springs to attend.