Shafter breaks ground on city's largest development

SHAFTER, CA - Shafter made history Tuesday breaking ground on the largest development project ever in the city.
It's called Gossamer Grove. It starts right at the edge of Bakersfield, at the corner of 7th Standard Road and Verdugo Lane and spans to the north and west covering more than 950 acres.Three thousand homes, two schools, businesses, and nine parks are all part of the master plan.
"Most of our citizens never realized when we annexed out here because they didn't see any change,