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Dennis Townsend
Vice Chair, Supervisor District 52023-01-02 to 2027-01-04 (current term began Monday January 2, 2023 and ends Monday January 4, 2027 per tularecounty.ca.gov supervisor page)
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 15
- Total speaking time
- 1:19:29
- Avg per meeting
- 5:18
- Segments
- 835
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Top issues during term (6)(Environment)
medium↑Oct 2026[10]
Streambed permitting breakthrough with Fish and Wildlife
Fish and Wildlife's emergency permits carry no fee, cutting permitting costs for channel work.
medium↓Aug 2026[5]
Kit fox habitat protections at Road 166 site
Exclusion zones of 50 to 250 feet could stall construction if a kit fox is ever confirmed.
medium↓May 2026[4]
Golden mussel invasion risk
At least $3 million in treatment costs next year, partly passed to districts and growers.
low↓Jun 2026[2]
Assembly Bill 2494 and Mountain Home State Demonstration Forest
medium↓Jun 2026[2]
Illegal Dumping Reporting Access
medium↓May 2026[2]
Utility-scale solar farm extension near Ducor
Decisions during term (9)
Recorded while Townsend was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved5-0Oct 6, 2026
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…
approved5-0Oct 6, 2026
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…
approved5-0Aug 18, 2026
Find that the Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 Guardrail Safety Improvements Project HSIPL-5946(233) is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines as repair and…
approved5-0Aug 4, 2026
Find that the Avenue 56 Permanent Restoration Improvements Project, located along Avenue 56 east of the community of Alpaugh, is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines as the…
approved4-0Jun 30, 2026
Find that the Avenue 56 Farm to Market Route Improvements Project is exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines as CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1, Existing Facilities (c) and is included…
approved4-0Jun 30, 2026
Find that the Road 192 Farm to Market Route Corridor Improvements Project STPL-5946(228) is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and State CEQA Guidelines pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15301, Class 1,…
approved5-0Jun 2, 2026
Find that the Earlimart Sheriff Substation Parking Lot Project, located at 159 S. Valente Rd., Earlimart, is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines as existing facilities…
approved5-0Jun 2, 2026
Find that the Road 130 Palm Elementary Sidewalk Improvements Project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines as repair and maintenance of public streets or highways pursuant…
approved5-0May 12, 2026
Find that the Animal Services Expansion Project located at 14131 Ave 256, Visalia, is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines as existing facilities pursuant to Class 1, 14 CCR §…
Voting record (0)(Environment)
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