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Shasta County to get 'clean' power plant north of Burney
Officials with a Woodland-based bioenergy company broke ground Tuesday on what they say will be the first-of-its-kind power generating facility in Shasta County. The power plant will be built north of Burney and will burn wood waste from the surrounding forest to generate electricity that will be sold to Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Measure B: Burney area voters rejecting fire, ambulance service tax
Corrections & Clarifications: This story was updated on Wednesday, Nov. 9 to reflect that Measure B needs two-thirds of the vote to pass. Unofficial election results show voters in northeastern Shasta County turning down a tax to fund emergency services in the Burney Fire Protection District. Measure B has 64.7% of the vote. The measure needs 66.67% to pass the...
Measure B: Voters decide on fire, ambulance service tax in eastern Shasta County
Burney voters decide if they will support a tax to fund emergency and fire protection services when they go to the polls on Nov. 8. If it passes — a "yes" vote passes the tax — Measure B would tax each single-family home up to $75, raising about $238,000 annually for the Burney Fire Protection District which sponsored the measure.
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