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San Joaquin OKs bonds for Lathrop la t By DIANE FLORES However, Lathrop officials, noting that Lathrop City Council when it approved Bee staff writer Modtech is still a long way from starting the project in March. Annexation would STOCKTON—The San Joaquin Coun- up operations, were not so sure the com- also ensure that the site has adequate fire ty Board of Supervisors Tuesday enthusi- pany could keep its promises. protection. astically approved the sale of$4.2 million „The project is subject to a number of "It has always been our understanding of industrial development bonds to help a conditions that I'm not sure have been that the project would be served by pub- manufacturer of portable classrooms addressed," said City Manager John lic water," said Manteca-Lathrop Fire build a plant and bring jobs to Lathrop. Bingham. "I know, for one, they don't Chief Jim Ennis. "We really won't know Modtech, a Riverside County-based have any building permits." what (Modtech) has in mind until they sit manufacturing firm, was allocated $4.2 According to San Joaquin County offi- down to talk with us." million in state industrial development Jerry Bashaw, chairman of the board bonds to build a plant in Lathrop. As the cials, Modtech has a permit to begin for Modtech, said he was optimistic that ding at the 75-acre site located on the company could get all its permits in public benefactor of the project, San Joa- gra quin County officials were required to Harlan Road along Interstate 5. But the order before the end of May. approve the sale of the bonds. company does not have i foundation per- "As the services in that area develop, Supervisors applauded company offs- mit, which would allow it to build on the we'll proceed with our project as rapidly cials for the promise of bringing some property. as possible," he said. "We're estimating 250 ' bs and tens of thousand of dollars In addition, Modtech has not applied about 50 employees by fall." in grope , and sales tax to the Lathrop for annexation to the local water district, Modtech has three facilities in opera- area. one of the conditions imposed by the tion, all of them in Southern California.