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July 28-31, 2011

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HEMET: Coffers will get up to shortfall in the general fund. for the cash-strapped city, which needed to be repaid quickly. The need to draw on the money until Approved 5-0 by the council July has nothing left in its reserves. loan from the vehicle-replacement late in the fiscal year, if at all. $2.2 million to use 12, the $2.2 million loan replaces a “This is not a fix,” Nakamura fund will have to be repaid, with The city is hoping that it can find if needed from a previous plan to take a loan from said. “This is a patch. We are in a interest at an annual rate of 0.51 other ways to avoid taking the the water fund. When the council very difficult situation financial- percent, by June 30, 2021. loan, such as increases in sales vehicle-replacement fund. passed the current fiscal year’s ly.” Roughly $1.5 million of the mon- and property tax revenues or the BY KEVIN PEARSON budget on June 28, balancing the The vehicle-replacement fund ey to be loaned from the vehicle- outsourcing of departments, such THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE budget was contingent on securing helps Hemet purchase new police, replacement fund originally came as the franchising of the refuse The Hemet City Council final- that loan. fire, refuse and city vehicles. Vari- from the general fund, making the department to an outside firm. ized its 2011-12 fiscal year budget City Manager Brian Nakamura ous city funds contribute money transfer of the money much more Currently, CR&R and Burrtec earlier this month when it ap- told the council July 12 that secur- annually to the vehicle fund. seamless. The remaining amount have placed bids on the depart- proved a loan from the vehicle- ing a loan from the vehicle-replace- Because the water fund is an was contributed from the water ment. replacement fund that will bridge ment fund was a better decision enterprise account, sustained by and refuse departments. Reach Kevin Pearson at 951-763-3466 or its multimillion-dollar revenue than drawing from the water fund ratepayers, the loan would have The council is hopeful it will not [email protected] WinCo cancels plan for project

BEAUMONT: The grocery chain is selling 160 acres that had been purchased for a distribution center. BY TIFFANY RAY THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE WinCo Foods LLC has dropped plans to build a 2-million-square- foot distribution center in Beau- mont, and the 160-acre property that had been purchased for the project has been put up for sale. Morgan Randis, vice president of store development for Idaho- based WinCo, said the company continues to grow its store net- work in but has decided not to move forward with the distribution center project for business reasons. SUBMITTED TO THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE Dave Dillon, economic devel- From left, , and of drew about 15,000 people to Beaumont’s free Summer opment consultant for Beaumont, Concert Series 2011 in Stewart Park. said the property, located on Fourth Street along Highway 60, was being marketed to potential buyers as of early this month. City officials announced last BANGLES ROCK BEAUMONT year that Idaho-based WinCo had purchased the land for a dis- tribution center that could eventu- ally employ up to 500 people. The band entertained the crowd as part of the Summer Concert Series 2011 A timeline for construction of the center was unclear from the start. BY VANESSA FRANKO ”Revolver” ilk on the new mate- In August 2010, a WinCo spokes- THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE rial from the band’s upcoming man said a “period of additional n a recent Wednesday night “,” growth” would be required before at Stewart Park in Beau- The Bangles burned bright in the company would move forward O the summer night. mont, The Bangles rein- on the Beaumont project. “Right forced that there are few things While the crowd was the most now there is no timetable,” the more fun on a summer night excited for encore-opener “Walk spokesman, Mike Read, said then. than British Invasion-inspired, Like an Egyptian,” some of the WinCo operates about 30 su- California sunshine-drenched show’s other highlights were permarkets in California, includ- , even if the band came interpretations of other classic ing Inland locations in Apple Val- on stage after the sun started to songs, including Big Star’s pow- ley, Fontana, Hemet, Indio, Moreno set. er pop perfection in “September Valley, Perris, Temecula and Vic- “We had to wait until the sun Gurls,” The Nazz’s punky “Open torville, according to its website. went behind the trees,” guitarist 2010/THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE My Eyes” and the garage rock Randis said an additional site is and singer Vicki Peterson jok- Rick Springfield will perform Aug. 3 in the final concert of encore closer “Pushin’ Too under way in Lakewood. ingly said early into the band’s Beaumont’s summer series. Hard” by The Seeds. Beaumont Mayor Brian De 90-minute set. “We can’t be seen Beaumont’s free concert se- Forge said he has not heard from in full sunlight.” Come True” and mega-hit “Man- Debbi, and guitarist and singer ries wraps up with Rick Spring- WinCo directly about plans for the They played their biggest hits, ic Monday.” Susanna Hoffs was equally field on Aug. 3. project but “I hate to see it go.” opening with their famous ver- The band shone with its blend strong. Reach Vanessa Franko at 951-368-9575, Dillon said WinCo’s decision is not sion of Simon and Garfunkel’s of harmonies on the hits, but the From the fuzzy guitar riff of [email protected], http://blogs.inlandso- indicative of the strength of the “Hazy Shade of Winter” before musical prowess of Peterson, “In Yo ur Room” to - cal.com/music or www.facebook.com/ iGuide industrial market overall. “There’s launching into “Some Dreams her drumming and singing sister esque vibe of the “Rubber Soul”/ certainly no shortage of interest in the area for those types of uses,” he SEE WINCO/P3