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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Hundreds of assemblage leaders packed the normal halfway connected Tuesday for Fresno County’s yearly State of the County luncheon.
The sold-out lawsuit highlighted fund priorities, honored region employees and gave residents a look astatine what lies ahead.
More than a 1000 radical filled the hallway to perceive updates from region leaders and section officials.
For recently elected Supervisor Luis Chavez, it was his archetypal State of the County lawsuit arsenic portion of the board.
“Well, it’s benignant of a small spot of homecoming for me," Chavez said. "I worked with the region astir 20 years agone and now, you know, coming afloat ellipse and being backmost here, the supervisor, I think, for maine is conscionable incredibly humbling."
He added that the luncheon was a accidental for leaders to travel together, celebrate, and supply updates to residents.
“So this is an accidental for each our committee to travel together, observe the region and springiness an update,” helium said.
Among those recognized astatine the lawsuit was Bernard Jimenez, a region worker honored for his work.
“So it’s a large surprise, but it’s precise overmuch appreciated,” Jimenez said. “Just cognize that we astatine Fresno County, we’re moving each time to effort to amended our environment, the places we unrecorded and effort to assistance up our residents successful the champion mode we can.”
Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer besides attended, saying events similar these supply invaluable penetration into the region’s future.
“I ever look guardant to the authorities of the region and surely erstwhile I present the authorities of the city, due to the fact that it truly does springiness a glimpse into what the aboriginal holds for either the metropolis oregon the county,” helium said.
Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni noted the beardown turnout, pointing to it arsenic a motion of assemblage support.
“Well, I’d accidental the connection is we’re present moving hard. We’re doing everything we tin to marque definite that, you know, you person nationalist safety, that criminals get prosecuted," helium said. "That your taxation dollars are being spent wisely, and the region employees are hard astatine enactment present providing work for you."
The yearly luncheon, hosted by the Fresno Chamber of Commerce, gave residents not lone a accidental to observe region employees but besides to perceive astir upcoming initiatives, fund challenges and the aboriginal of Fresno County.
