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THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2023
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New RV Resort and Residential Units Coming to Paso Robles
Conservation Easter Bunny Makes Appearance Ambassadors
Public hearings held for time extension requests from three projects
Zoo to You has been operating in Paso Robles for over 30 years
By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
By CONNOR ALLEN A Special to Paso Robles Press
PASO ROBLES — Three public hearings regarding new projects were held at the Paso Robles Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, April 11. Commissioners discussed and approved time extension for the Spring Street Village apartment complex, a Spring Street commercial space and residential units, and the Cabernet Links RV Resort. The Spring Street Village is a 95-unit, three-story apartment complex located at 3328 Spring Street — a vacant property on the southwest corner of 34th and Park streets. Project applicants requested a one-year time extension of the entitlements for the development as they begin Phase 2 of the project. The Planning Commission originally approved the project in September 2018. According to the staff report, the project includes “developing a total of 95 multi-family units. Twenty-one units were constructed as part of Phase 1 on the second floor of the commercial buildings located along Spring Street. Seventy-four units would be newly constructed with Phase 2. As part of the overall project, 19 units will be deed-restricted low-income units as part of a density bonus program.” The second time-extension request was for a development plan for a commercial and residential development, also on Spring Street. The project located at 2548 Spring St. is 4,000 square feet of commercial space and 26 residential units in two new buildings. This site plans to include affordable housing, one very low-income unit (less than 50 percent area median income) and one low-income unit (less than 80 percent of the area median income).
same list of questions in 150 words or less in addition to their introduction at 200 words. The candidate’s statement in its entirety is provided below. Candidate Statement Kenney Enney Marine, educator, rancher and businessman kenneyenney4prjusd.com With my experience as a rancher and Marine Corps colonel, a Master’s degree in Business and another in National Security, I have the vision and strategy to set PRJUSD on a path towards true excellence. Our students deserve a firstclass education in a highly ranked school where they will learn and grow in a safe and secure environment.
PA S O ROBLES — Conservation Ambassadors Zoo To You, which is owned and operated by David and Lisa Jackson, sits on 40 acres and has been in business since 1991. Part of the charm of the zoo is that it is both incredibly famous, yet relatively unknown. The Jacksons have, more than likely, already brought their animals into your home before and you didn’t even know it. No, they didn’t sneak them in while you were sleeping like some mixture of Steve Irwin and Santa Claus. They brought them through your television. If you’ve seen a cute little fox on “Good Morning America” or an owl on “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” there is a good chance those animals live right here in San Luis Obispo County. Boasting over 50 animals at its site with many more located in their other facility in Auburn (Wild Things), Zoo To You has everything someone could ever want, but it doesn’t operate like your typical zoo. You cannot show up and buy a ticket and tour the zoo on your own — this zoo is meant for education and experiences you can’t get anywhere else. “It has been David’s dream since he was a kid to start a rescue zoo,” Lisa Jackson says of her husband. “Not just to save animals but to teach kids about conservation because if you touch their hearts. If they get to meet these animals then they want to do something about it they want to help them in the wild. We have a team of people that go out and do school programs and library programs — especially in the summertime. We try to
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Bring the Animals to You
The Deaver family (from left) Cayson, 2 1/2; father Jim; 9-month-old Layton; and mother Ryan take a photo with the Easter Bunny on April 1 during the Holiday House “Hop to It” event in Paso Robles City Park. Photos by Camille DeVaul/PRP
Charles Paddock Zoo celebrates spring with baby chicks By CAMILLE DEVAUL and CHRISTIANNA MARKS
PASO ROBLES — The Paso Robles Main Street Association invited back the Easter Bunny, after a threeyear hiatus, to the Holiday House “Hop to It” event in City Park. On Saturday, April
1, families lined up alongside 12th Street to visit with the bunny, and some even opted for face painting that was available next to the Holiday House. Five-year-old Jose Lopez, who attends Almond Acres, said this was his first time meeting the Easter bunny. His conclusion to the meeting was, “I love Easter bunnies.” Easter was welcomed to the
North County with some long overdue sunshine and warm weather. To celebrate, local wineries and churches held Easter egg hunts and brunches. Also on April 1, the Pleasant Valley Community Foundation held its community Easter Egg Hunt at the original Pleasant Valley one-room schoolhouse in San Miguel and in Bethel Park in Templeton, local Real Estate Agent
Jordan Traub held the Easter Egg Hunt & Spring Social. On Saturday, April 8, The Floral Parlor invited families to its shop on Spring Street for flower crowns and a whimsical visit with the Easter Bunny. Windrose Farm in Paso Robles welcomed families and spring with farm tours, live music, and an egg hunt. On Easter Sunday, families met at the CONTINUED ON PAGE A7
ELECTION
Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Special Election Candidates Q&A: Enney vs. Hollander Get to know your two candidates vying for your vote next Tuesday By THE PASO ROBLES PRESS EDITORIAL BOARD
PASO ROBLES — Next Tuesday, Paso Robles residents will vote for their candidate to fill the open seat on the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board. There are two candidates vying for the seat. A special election was initiated after a petition was successful in terminating provisionally appointed trustee Enney, who was sworn in on Oct. 11, 2022. He was appointed to fill the seat left behind by Chris Bausch, who left the PRJUSD to fill a seat on Paso Robles City Council.
KENNEY ENNEY
ANGELA HOLLANDER
The special election is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, and is estimated to cost PRJUSD $453,000. The petition itself did not specify the reason for terminating Enney. However, enough signatures were collected, and
a special election was scheduled. There are only two candidates vying for the seat: Enney, a retired Marine and rancher, and Angela Hollander, a retired nonprofit manager. Each candidate had the opportunity to answer the
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