The ribbon cutting for the B Street Railroad Crossing Project took place on Wednesday, May 12th at Old Telegraph and B Street. Pictured (l-r, front row) are Director of Public Works Bert Rapp, Max Pina (with granddaughter), Mayor Patti Walker, Councilmember Laurie Hernandez, and City Manager Yvonne Quiring. The Gazette was unable to ID everyone at press time. The project took about 10 years at a cost of $2.2 million, and was built through the worst fl ooding area in the city, without worsening anyone’s fl ooding problem, according to Rapp. Grants were secured from Safe Routes to School $185,000; CDBG $165,000; and Prop. 1B $266,000, totaling $611,000. The remaining funding came for the Fillmore Redevelopment Agency. The city had to obtain permits for a new railroad crossing form the California Public Utilities Commission. The new street will provide traffic relief for the A Street school crush and provide improved emergency response to north Fillmore.