Council to cast its vote on 2 ordinances
Two ordinances will be considered 6 p.m. tonight by the Madera City Council at its meeting. One of them would update an ordinance allowing secondary dwelling units to be built on residential properties that can accommodate them. In earlier days, these were referred to as “mother-in-law houses,” because adult children would sometimes construct one to […]
Post Office to be open Saturdays
Madera Postmaster Henry DeLaTorre has announced holiday Saturday hours at the Madera offices at 201 South D St. “We will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays until Christmas,” DeLaTorre said. “Our goal is to improve our customer service during the month of December.” Services available will include priority flat rate shipping, […]
‘Letter’ of the law vs. ‘spirit’
You’ve heard the terms “letter of the law” and “spirit of the law,” and we are about to see those terms hauled out and tested. The City Council will vote, and most likely pass, an ordinance Wednesday night that will allow the cultivation of marijuana in Madera within strict limits required by Proposition 64, passed […]