Looking Back: City Will Put in Bid for Air Base
Click here to see the full front page of the Wednesday, January 23, 1946 Paso Robles Journal.
Excerpt from the Paso Robles Journal, Wednesday, January 23, 1946
Estrella Field, Declared Surplus by Army, May Be Acquired for Civic Use
Paso Robles will make an attempt to obtain title to the Estrella Air base recently declared surplus by the army, following a talk made by Harold Bar before the city council Monday night.
Under the terms of the disposal of such properties Bar said he believed the city had equal priority with the county and that any tax-supported district or municipality was entitled to apply for the property as an outright grant under certain conditions such as upkeep of runways for emergency landings, etc. Only after such communities declared they were not interested was the property put up for private sale, he said he understood.
Mayor Bruce Bailey approved the idea and the council agreed to make every effort to get the details and carry through on the proposal.
Feb. 11th was set for a hearing before the planning commission on the rezoning of Spring street between 17th and 21st and Park street between 22nd and 26th to allow for business building.
A petition signed by 11 property owners in the vicinity of 11th and 12th and Salinas streets asking for street lights was referred to the street department for action.
The city building inspector was notified that henceforth all building permits must be submitted to the planning commission before being issued.
The city attorney was authorized to start proceedings to obtain quiet title to the Terrace Hill property from the county as a result of it having not been used for a county hospital for which purpose it was given.
The temporary bus permit issued to R. W. Dudley having expired, the city attorney was instructed to notify him that he must make application at the next meeting of the council.
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