Historic Highway 99 Association of California
Dedicated to the preservation of California's Main Street – former US Highway 99
Michael Ballard As of the morning of 12/8/2020, the Historic Highway 99 Association of California is now officially incorporated as a California Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation. We can now really begin our work. Positions are still available as well. This is great news, certainly for Historic US 99.
We are anticipating getting our incorporation processed in the next two-three weeks. After it is official, it will be time to get things going. Our board, as it is presently structured, will be needing a Secretary, Outreach Coordinator, and Regional Coordinators. We currently have a President and Treasurer. These are all volunteer positions and are … Read more
In 1947, the Kern County Board of Supervisors designated the week of November 17-22 as “US Highway 99 Week”. This was to commemorate the importance of the highway in Kern County and promote the highway improvements which were needed at the time. US 99 still had a lot of two and three lane sections of … Read more
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The initial paperwork for this association will be submitted on Monday, 11/16. It will be rather exciting once it comes back, as that is when we will file for tax-exempt status. We are currently seeking a Secretary for our organization to help get this started. Duties would be simple at this point, mostly taking notes … Read more