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Habitat ReStore’s grand opening welcomes 700 people over weekend Special meeting scheduled to appoint new Paso Robles mayor A current councilmember will be appointed and sworn into the mayor’s seat on Thursday By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com City officials from Paso Robles and representatives from Atascadero Chamber of Commerce joined Habitat in cutting the ribbon for the reopening of the ReStore’s grand reopening on Aug. 25. Contributed Photo
PASO ROBLES — A special meeting will be held The Paso Robles on Thursday to appoint somelocation opens after one to fill the vacant mayor’s seat after the passing of Mayor having to shut down Steve Martin in August. location in Templeton During the Tuesday, Sept. 5, during the pandemic meeting, Paso Robles City By CAMILLE DEVAUL Council made a decision to camille@pasoroblespress.com appoint a current City Councilmember to fill the position. PASO ROBLES — Back During the Tuesday night by popular demand, a HabiCONTINUED ON PAGE A7 tat for Humanity ReStore has
reopened in North County. After having to close the previous location in Templeton during the COVID pandemic, the Habitat for Humanity San Luis Obispo County affiliate had to start from the ground up to bring back the popular store to North County. Over 700 people came to welcome the Paso Robles ReStore at its new location’s
grand opening on Thursday, Aug. 25. The event marked a collaborative effort towards sustainability, community development, and raising funds for affordable housing. The new location at 844 9th St., is twice the size as the previous Templeton location, offering more inventory of new and gently used appliances, furniture, building materials,
tools, and more. By repurposing these items, the ReStore not only reduces waste but also provides affordable alternatives for those looking to furnish their homes or complete DIY projects. “We have a lot of loyal customers in North County,” said Habitat SLO CEO Nick Rasmussen of the store’s highly anticipated reopening.
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TEMPLETON — Over three years ago, Templeton crossing guard Vicki Zimmerman saw that food pantries were popping up throughout the county and people were putting them on their property. So, she decided to contribute her own pantry to the community. Recently, Zimmerman’s pantry, located at 806 Old County Road, right across the street from Templeton Elementary School, was renovated. “Our original pantry was made for us by the Arroyo Grande Kiwanis Club. And they brought it up to me, and we used it. The whole community fills it. It’s not just me. We have a wonderful community
Zimmerman’s pantry and went and got a metal storage cabinet. After the addition of two plexiglass windows and painting the cabinet green, they dropped off the new five-shelf pantry. “It’s wonderful. I had tears in my eyes when they brought it by the night they [The Wilds] donated it. It’s just absolutely awesome, and the fact is that I have so many people, different people, same people; however you want to say it, that come by and feed that pantry,” added Zimmerman. “I have kids on the way to school that grab granola bars out of there. I have them after school; grab a jar of peanut butter and some crackers. Whatever they want, they come and ask me, “Miss Vicki, can I go get these out of the pantry?” Vicki Zimmerman poses beside her newly revamped Templeton Pantry, generously Zimmerman said she always donated by Templeton’s Wild family. Contributed photo says yes because that’s what the that loves us, and all I need to gets filled,” said Zimmerman. pantry is there for. She wants do is post on the Templeton Rebecca Wild and her family, the students and anyone else Proud [Facebook] page that the also from Templeton, decided who needs it always to be able pantry’s a little hungry, and it that they wanted to update CONTINUED ON PAGE A7
PASO ROBLES — The saga of downtown parking in Paso Robles continues as another Ad Hoc meeting was held on Monday, Aug. 28, to discuss its future as members
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Templeton residents renovate and restock local food pantry on Old Contry Road Crossing guard Vicki Zimmerman started the pantry outside her home before COVID
Joining Habitat SLO’s board, staff, and volunteers at the ribbon-cutting ceremony were attendees including Clint Weirick, senior district representative for State Senator John Laird; Vicki Janssen, legislative assistant to County Supervisor John Peschong; Blake Fixler, legislative assistant to Supervisor Bruce Gibson; Paso Robles
One of the downtown Paso Robles parking meters stands in front of designated parking spaces in 2022. Photo by Nic Mattson/PRP
Paso Robles downtown parking program faces ongoing debate Ad hoc meeting yields no conclusion as dissatisfaction with current program grows By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
of the community voice their disapproval of the current program. Yet, the discussion will again continue as no conclusion was met at the end of the meeting. For several weeks, the Paso Robles Main Street Association has collected input from the community regarding the current downtown parking program. The inchthick collection of replies was presented to Paso Robles Press CONTINUED ON PAGE A7
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