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Posted by nwv_admin Wed Feb 2, 2005 13:26:00 PST
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The Northwest Promenade will soon welcome new stores. The Happy Trails gift boutique is set to open between Coldstone Creamery and Sequoia Sandwich Co. A Nextel dealer and Ticor Tile Co. will share a new building at Coffee Road and Granite Falls Drive. And a new building on the west end of the Promenade will be home to Cool Cuts for Kids and other businesses still in negotiation.

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A veterinary clinic off Rosedale Highway on Allen Road, proposed by Nassef Henein and Samerh Kamel, was approved by the County Planning Commission last Thursday.

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Chris and Bette Addington and Ted and Karen Sisco said their Northwest homes were never properly cleaned or repaired after oil spewed over their houses for three hours on April 15. The two couples are filing a lawsuit against the companies they believe are responsible -
R.J. Bellevue Inc., the company that owns the well, and Oil Well Service Co., which worked on the well. Crude oil from the well covered homes, vehicles, pools and animals and resulted in the evacuation of about two dozen people. The suit was filed Dec. 17 in Kern County Superior Court. The lawsuit did not specify the amount of damages the parties are seeking.

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The city and water companies are drilling six new wells around the city - mostly in the Northwest -- to meet growing demands and replace wells put on standby due to tightening standards for arsenic and too much nitrate in Bakersfield's drinking water. The city will have two new wells ready this summer, both located near Snow Road and Jewetta Avenue at a cost of $755,744. California Water Co. is also building two new wells, one at Old Farm and Snow Roads and another at Hageman Road and Victor Street. Vaughn Water Co. is building a well at Hageman and Heath Roads and planning another.

The city typically keeps 20 to 25 percent of its water supply in reserve. With the lost water source and increasing demand, the city is down to about 15 percent.
In an effort to shift their water dependency from groundwater to surface water,r,
California Water Co. and the city are building a $75 million water pipeline through the Northwest to tap into Kern County Water Agency's cleaner supply of surface water.
The 3-million gallon water tank at Norris and Coffee is almost complete. The pipeline should be finished in the next two years.

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A 19-year-old resident of the Northwest has recently opened a skin care business that caters to those who would like a more private, professional atmosphere for skin care. "I really enjoy a great facial but never felt comfortable in the salon/spa setting," said
Cindy Ingalls of Simply Skin Care. The business offers relaxing facials and waxing, as well as skin care treatments for acne, adult acne and rosacea, aging and sun damaged skin conditions. For more information call 345-1178.

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