Raymond Will Get Volunteer Fire Station: Madera County to Buy Building From a Fresno Family Trust.
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By Charles McCarthy, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jun. 27--MADERA -- The Madera County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to buy a former Cal Fire facility in the foothills town of Raymond for $90,000 so that it can be used as a volunteer fire station and community center.
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By John Holland, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Feb. 21--Well-placed federal money could help San Joaquin Valley farmers provide food while caring for the land, speakers told two congressmen Tuesday.
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People wanting to help victims of the tsunami may do so through the American Red Cross. The Wayne County Chapter has received several monetary donations already, said Chuck Waller, the director.
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By Lawrence Latane Iii, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 10--King William County authorities and Newport News Waterworks next week will begin raising the delicate issue of acquiring thousands of acres of private land for a proposed water reservoir.
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A man who owns property at the site where Flight 93 crashed has demanded millions for his portion of land where a memorial is planned, and has installed a donation box to help pay for security.
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By Mason Adams, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Dec. 14--ROCKY MOUNT -- The Franklin County Planning Commission voted 6-0 Tuesday to recommend approval to rezone land and grant permits for a 42-acre commercial development by a county businessman.
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 5--Fire officials are hosting a series of community forums to discuss plans for enhanced fire protection services in far East County.
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By Shanna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Sep. 5--Conservationists spent more than a year gathering 300,000 signatures to get an initiative on the November ballot that would preserve 694,000 acres of state trust land.
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By Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 17--The campaign to create a new park along the shores of Eagle Mountain Lake inched closer to victory Friday when AT&T's charitable foundation agreed to donate $600,000 to help buy 400 acres of vacant property from the state.
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By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  May 24--Sarasota County's Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program purchased a .22-acre creekside property.
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By Kirk Moore, Asbury Park Press, N.J.  Feb. 4--An open-space fund that's supported by Ocean County property  taxpayers will lend Stafford nearly $2.4 million to fulfill its obligations  for preserving Pinelands forest.
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By Will Buss, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Jun. 13--WOOD RIVER -- Anthony Schroeder and his brother Chris want to leave their old neighborhood better than they found it, so they plan to convert 170 acres into a 290 houses for other families while leaving minimal impact on the land.
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By Rachel Cohen  SAN LORENZO -- Owners of small apartment buildings who want to fix up their property can now seek a loan from a county program that in the past has catered only to single-family properties.
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 10--BRENTWOOD -- Residents this week got their first glimpse of a proposal to expand fire protection services in far East County that includes doubling the number of firefighters and adding paramedics to each fire engine.
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Land purchase gives Fools something to watch.
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By Dave Downey, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  Dec.
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By The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 18--This just in: Fresno County will soon begin doing something about graffiti in rural neighborhoods.   Well, not exactly soon. The program is another six or eight weeks away. But in county time, that's relatively fast.