4 VAL VERDE RESIDENTS VIE FOR 2 COUNCIL SEATS.Byline: Nicholas Grudin Staff Writer VAL VERDE Val Verde may mean:
v. Present participle of vie. vying vie for two Castaic Town Council seats, which were vacated by councilmen who resigned in April. Council members David Morley David Morley (1967–October 30, 2004) was a barman who was fatally attacked by a group of youths near Waterloo Station in London on the morning of October 30 2004. and Dana Buck both moved away from Val Verde, the area they represent, leaving two seats on the 10-member Castaic-area council vacant. After initial concerns that the 1,400-resident Val Verde community would not generate enough interested candidates, Town Council President Bob Lewis was pleased to see a full ballot for Tuesday's election. ``We have four qualified candidates that are stepping up to the plate and saying, 'I want to be involved,''' Lewis said. The Town Council, which has two representatives from each of five regions in the Castaic area, serves as an advisory board to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
Patti Gustafson and Lisa McCarthy are running for the seat left open by Morley, a term that runs through 2004. Roberta Newton and Bruce Van Wetter are running for the seat vacated by Buck, a term that goes through 2006. Buck moved out of state and Morley relocated from Val Verde to Castaic, so he can no longer represent Val Verde. Gustafson, a 15-year resident of Val Verde and a retired teacher, has been on the Castaic Land Use Committee for the past three years and would like to see the Castaic area maintained as a rural destination. ``I advocate the establishment of more horse and walking trails in our area ... and keeping our community a place where people like it for what it is - a pretty little place, green and cozy See COSE. ,'' according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gustafson's candidate statement. McCarthy said she would like to continue her community activism - including work with the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Chamber of Commerce and the Valencia Industrial Association - if she were elected to the council. ``I feel that the contacts I have made, along with my ability to accomplish goals, will be beneficial to Val Verde,'' McCarthy's candidate statement reads. Van Wetter sees the Castaic Town Council as an opportunity to help Val Verde ``confront issues such as traffic control, encroaching development and the resulting population growth.'' ``The small-town atmosphere present in Val Verde is one of our greatest assets,'' according to Van Wetter's candidate statement. Newton also is intent on protecting Val Verde from overdevelopment Overdevelopment refers to a process by which natural resources are impacted by urbanization and/or road construction, at a rate significantly harmful to the ecosystem. Environmental activism is a frequent response to overdevelopment, as well as are many fields of academic study. . ``Val Verde is a peaceful place with room to think and play, not crowded and overrun 1. overrun - A frequent consequence of data arriving faster than it can be consumed, especially in serial line communications. For example, at 9600 baud there is almost exactly one character per millisecond, so if a silo can hold only two characters and the machine takes by today's modern problems. Help me keep it that way,'' Newton's candidate statement reads. The first major action the newly composed Town Council will undertake is adopting the proposed Castaic 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. , a county-mandated set of new development ordinances that will apply to the Castaic area. ``The overall goal is to make sure that the planning choices approved by the county follow a standard that fits the community,'' Lewis said. The election will be held Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Val Verde Park Community Center. Less than 800 Val Verde residents are registered and eligible to vote in Tuesday's elections, Lewis said. The Town Council, including its new members, will vote on the proposed community standards at its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Castaic Union School District Board Room. |
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