Tuesday night, the Shafter City Council gave five thumbs up to the city to look into the possibility of using the defunct Shafter MCCF for Harvest Festival activities at the end of October.
- Tuesday night was a step towards a new life for the Shafter Modified Community Correctional facility, as the city was given the green light to look into using it as a haunted house as part of the Shafter Harvest Festival hosted by the Shafter Lions Club.
- While the item on the agenda was labeled as a discussion, there wasn’t much of one as all members of the council seemed on board with the idea of giving the defunct facility a new lease on life.
- During the meeting, it was made clear that the City will not be renting out the facility in a full capacity and the ‘go-ahead’ for the Harvest Festival activities is more of a trial-run capacity. The Shafter Harvest Festival will kick off on October 30.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
This time of year is rife with fall cheer, and as Halloween nears, haunted house operators are preparing for some frightful fun. Now, if you had to pick a prime location for a haunted house, well, an old prison would probably be near the top of that list.