Supervisor District 2· 2025-01-06 to 2029-01-08 (current term began Monday January 6, 2025 and ends Monday January 8, 2029 per tularecounty.ca.gov supervisor page)
Pete Vander Poel
Tulare County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 42
- Total speaking time
- 3:18:46
- Avg per meeting
- 4:44
- Segments
- 2617
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Top issues during term (13)(Roads)
Mineral King Road & Wishon Drive Permanent Restoration Bid Dispute
County road funds cover it, but 88% is expected back through FHWA emergency relief.
Countywide road completions and slurry seal
Slurry seal program cost to be set through the bidding process; completed projects accepted without further payment.
Three Rivers road acceptance
No direct county cost; the action releases leftover developer securities from a 1990s subdivision.
Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant Applications
Up to $12.7 million in grant-funded road safety projects if the applications succeed.
Regional Transit Agency Turnaround
About $10.8 million in state transit and local road funding claims authorized.
Caldwell 99 interchange groundbreaking
Road Conditions in Pixley, Matheny Tract and Tuleville
Measure R is projected to provide nearly $28 million for local projects, plus $6.5 million in Local Transportation Fund money.
Sequoia Gateway Drive Phase 2 road project
$1,027,630.65 in Measure R funds, plus $63,881 in contingencies — no local general fund hit.
2025 Road Repair and Accountability Act Project 2
The White River bridge funding grew by nearly $449,000 to about $874,000 total.
Active Transportation Program grants for Cutler-Orosi, Earlimart, and Strathmore
If awarded, the state would cover most of the roughly $49.4 million in project costs, with about $9.9 million in local match.
New Stop Sign at Road 36 and Avenue 408
Avenue 280 Widening Project right-of-way
$266,270 plus about $2,169 in escrow fees.
Road conditions in Tonyville construction zone
Pulling the contractor's bond would leave the county performing and fronting the repair work, with reimbursement from the LSID.
Decisions during term (7)
Recorded while Poel was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Tract No. 643, South Fork Estates Unit 2 — acceptance of improvements and roads (Item 17)
Find that the Kennedy Meadows Roadside Fuels Project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines as existing facilities pursuant to Class 1, 14 CCR § 15301 and minor alterations…
Find that the Upper Posey Roadside Fuels Project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines as existing facilities pursuant to Class 1, 14 CCR § 15301 and minor alterations to…
Approve an agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for the Roadside Hazardous Fuels Control Project, in the amount not to exceed $3,996,126, effective upon execution by all parties through May 31, 2031.…
Adopt that the maintained mileage of County roads was 2,960.99 miles as of December 31, 2025.
Approve an agreement with Pacific Clinics for the provision of the Crossroads Transitional Age Youth Housing Program, in an amount not to exceed $646,212, retroactive from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
Ratify and approve a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program in the amount of $900,000, retroactive from February 3, 2026, through February 3, 2031.…
Voting record (0)(Roads)
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