Business View Civil & Municipal l November 2022

72 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 ersville, ifornia unity of improvement T he small community of 11,300, located in the San Joaquin Valley in the state’s Tulare County, has numerous plans in place and projects on the go that are aimed at attracting new residents, visitors and businesses to the area. “We have so many projects we are going to be working on in the next two years,” says Jennifer Gomez, City Manager for Farmersville. “I am super focused on the next two years to make sure those are all successfully accomplished.” Farmersville city officials are working hard to make improvements to almost every aspect of the community, right down to the sign that welcomes visitors off the highway. The city recently received a $4.3 million Clean California grant from Caltrans, California’s Department of Transportation, as a way to “create a sense of place and cultural connections” for Farmersville. The bulk of the funds are being put towards landscaping 2.5 acres of barren land along the north and south sides of Highway 198, marking the entrance to Farmersville. “This is something that came out of our general plan that’s approaching 20 years old,” Gomez says. “For a lot of communities that are located along highways, you’ll see monument signs, welcome to our community-type signs and that’s something that Farmersville has never had. It’s something AT A GLANCE CITY OF FARMERSVILLE, CALIFORNIA WHAT: A small city of 11,300 with many improvements on the horizon WHERE: Located in Tulare County, California WEBSITE: www.cityoffarmersville-ca.gov