Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner came to Maricopa recently for a town hall meeting. Scrivner, representing the second district, updated residents on the current budget situation and then talk about other matters that just came up.

He said a new contract agreement reached with the Kern Law Enforcement Association, which represents Kern County Sheriff’s deputies, will make them the highest paid law enforcement officers in Kern County and make a big difference in retaining deputies trained here at taxpayer expense.