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18 hours ago · P repare for a long lead-in.. That’s because the time is now for that annual ritual when Merced City Council leaders appear to take a collective breath and open up the public speaking podium to local residents so they can, essentially, speak their minds and be heard a few weeks before the leaders meet again, and face off with city department heads, to hash out goals and priorities for the ...

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Jan 5, 2023 · Fire Station 53 and its namesake engine — based along Loughborough Drive near the Merced Mall — has begun providing the community with an Advanced Life Support (ALS) unit that is being described as a major enhancement to local emergency medical services.

Jan 17, 2025 · The City of Merced is poised to host a series of public study sessions and meetings as officials consider rezoning 29 land parcels that are located throughout the municipality and in every council district. These parcels — amounting to approximately 110 acres — are mostly vacant and currently ...

Dec 24, 2024 · Just a few weeks before the start of a year that will commemorate the 150th birthday of the old Merced County Courthouse building, local leaders and residents celebrated the kickoff of a $3.5 million project to restore the exterior of the historic landmark.

Dec 6, 2024 · Residents mull what went wrong after fire destroys historic landmark Blaze guts county’s first high school, former library building along M Street

Dec 24, 2024 · Members of the Merced City Council have decided to enter into a stop-gap agreement with the county to cover rural fire services in light of the planned Jan. 1 closure of the Cal Fire Station on McKee Road.

Mar 7, 2024 · By JOHN MILLER & JONATHAN WHITAKER. A community effort to secure funding for public safety efforts in Merced appears to be paying off big time after the March Primary Election results dropped on Tuesday night.

Apr 21, 2024 · Merced City Council members took time this week to step off the leadership dais and shake the hands of their chosen Volunteers of the Year for 2024.