Media Contact: Michelle.Sherwood@sen.ca.gov

FARMERSVILLE, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) today released the following statement after presenting a check for a $7 million investment for a new fire station in the city of Farmersville: 

“I am thrilled to present this $7 million investment to Farmersville, building on last year’s investment,” said Senator Hurtado. “I am thankful to the public servants of this community, who--with minimal tools and aging infrastructure, remain committed to keeping our communities safe!” 

In the 2022 State Budget, Senator Hurtado secured $56 million dollars to support investments in fire and public safety funding for cities and counties throughout the Central Valley. Investments include:

• $7 million for the City of Woodlake, towards a multipurpose center that will secure a location for a new Civic Center, Police Department, City Hall Administration Office, and Citizen Service Center;
• $10 million for the City of Porterville for an Emergency Operator Center;
• $5 million for the City of Sanger for the renovation of an outdated dispatch center;
• $2 million to the Lemoore Volunteer Fire Department for a new fire department building, and for updated equipment and training;
• $7 million for the City of Farmersville for fire station construction;
• $2 million to the City of Dinuba for fire department equipment and training;
• $2 million to the City of Lindsay to update fire equipment and provide training;
• $2.75 million to the Fresno County Fire Protection District for a new fire station and equipment;
• $4.5 million for the City of Selma for new fire station construction;
• $1.5 million to the City of Reedley for updating outdated communications equipment for police and fire departments;
• $2.5 million for the City of Parlier to update its police station
• $6 million to the City of Shafter for new fire substation construction

About Senator Melissa Hurtado

Senator Melissa Hurtado represents a new generation of Latina leaders as the youngest woman ever elected to the California State Senate and a product of immigrant parents. Senator Hurtado represents the 14th Senate District and focuses on rural community issues that often go unheard — access to clean air and water, food insecurity and poverty, inequities in environmental policies, agriculture and access to health care. In July 2020, she was appointed to the national Biden Latino Leadership Committee alongside former Labor Secretary and current Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis – the only two California Latinas on the Committee.

For more information, visit Senator Hurtado’s Website here or find her on Twitter at @Senator_Hurtado

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