Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Construction crews work along Yosemite Avenue in downtown Madera. More than $20 million in coordinated improvements are either now underway or soon to begin across the city. Beneath the streets, inside aging treatment plants, and along well-worn park trails, Madera is quietly undergoing one of the most significant infrastructure transformations in its history. More than $20 million in coordinated improvements are either now underway or soon

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune James Taubert Park, a new neighborhood recreation site, at the corner of Olive Avenue and Knox Street, is currently under construction. Construction is officially underway on James Taubert Park, a new neighborhood recreation site at the corner of Olive Avenue and Knox Street. The project will bring an approximately $2.3 million investment to the surrounding neighborhood, according to City officials. The park is being developed on land that b

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune A section of Yosemite Avenue is closed westbound at Tozer Street due to an ongoing construction project along Yosemite Avenue. Construction and upgrades to key elements of Madera’s water system are underway as part of a broad effort to ensure safe, dependable service for residents and businesses now and in the future. The City’s water system relies exclusively on local groundwater. Madera operates 18 municipal wells that each produce between

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Adam Romero, left, and Olga Saucedo-Garcia from the City of Madera Parks and Community Services are joined by members of Big Valley Horseshoe League members. From second from left are Mike Jones, Bobby Chavira, Jason Longcor and Harlen Rippetoe following the completion of horseshoe pit renovations made by the league at Pan American Center on Wednesday. The Big Valley Horseshoe League of Madera has completed renovation of two horseshoe courts

Madera has launched a $1.9 million upgrade to one of its most heavily used wastewater facilities, a project city officials say is part of a long-term effort to modernize core infrastructure and maintain dependable service for residents and businesses. The Fairgrounds Lift Station, south of Cleveland Avenue near the Madera Fairgrounds, moves about 30 percent of the city’s sewer flows. Much of the existing equipment dates back several decades, and the planned improvements will

For The Madera Tribune In time the Madera County Courthouse took on this ivy league look. The mood of the crowd was festive. Hundreds had gathered along West Yosemite Avenue to witness the historic occasion and to enjoy a community barbecue. Women in Victorian era dresses and men in suits clustered around the crane, which was setting the cornerstone. The date was Oct. 29, 1900, and in what seemed the quintessential symbol of modernity, Madera celebrated its entrance into the

Fifteen years ago (now closer to 16 years), the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA) began work on a transportation system that would supposedly carry passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in two and a half hours. Since then, the CAHSRA has stumbled, bumbled, and tumbled through billions of dollars and now has hundreds of Stonehenge-like structures dotting the Central Valley from Madera to somewhere north of Shafter. And there are no structures anywhere near e