11 VIE FOR FIVE CASTAIC SEATS.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer CASTAIC - Finding the right place for a planned high school, maintaining the town's rural character and managing growth are the main issues facing candidates in the upcoming Castaic Area Town Council election. Three candidates are running for each of the three open seats, while candidates are running unopposed for the remaining two council regions - Val Verde Val Verde may mean:
The Nov. 5 election will decide who helps advise Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County as it drafts its official planning guide for the future of the Castaic area. ``The No. 1 issue that will be facing the new council members will be the completion and implementation of the community standards Community standards are local norms bounding acceptable conduct. Sometimes these standards can itemized in a list that states the community's values and sets guidelines for participation in the community. district,'' Councilman Bob Lewis said. Planning the booming area's growth has been a mission for the town council in recent years. The community once known only as a truck stop today boasts about 17,000 residents. Castaic also has found itself embroiled em·broil tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . in a controversy over the planned high school, with residents coming out in droves against the William S. Hart Union School District's original proposed site at Hasley Canyon road and Sloan Canyon Sloan Canyon is a National Conservation Area (NCA) administered by the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is located just south of Las Vegas, Nevada, a short distance from the Las Vegas Strip, near the Anthem development in Henderson. Road. Council members from Regions I and III represent the area at Hasley and Sloan canyons, where one of the favored sites for the school lies. ``As with past local school sites, the town council has always tried to work with the community to find the best location for each school, so it'll truly be in a location that serves the community's needs,'' Lewis said. John Giffen, Patty Miller-Marshall and Caryn Sanders are running for the seat in Region I, which includes the Live Oak, North Bluffs and Hillcrest Park Hillcrest Park is located in the Riley Park-Little Mountain neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia. It is located immediately north of Queen Elizabeth Park and west of Riley Park. developments. Other issues that could engage Region III representatives revolve around Verb 1. revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about maintaining the rural nature of the area that consists mainly of ranches and horse properties. The candidates for Region III are Lloyd Carder II, Dean Paradise and Pamela Duben. The area covers Hasley, Sloan and Romero canyons. Region V includes the new community of Northlake, a development of 4,500 homes that is currently stalled. Teresa Tucker, Danya Nordenstrom and Ron Sanders are vying for the Region V seat. The town council, an advisory body to the county Board of Supervisors The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. , reviews new developments in Castaic and votes on whether or not they recommend the project. The council members also provide information to the community regarding safety issues, parks and recreation and the implementation of the Castaic master plan, a blueprint for future development in the area. There are currently three voting sites planned for the Nov. 5 election: Castaic Middle School, Hasley Canyon Mobile Home Park and the Stonegate Homeowners Association facility. |
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