ANTONOVICH AIDE MOVES TO NEW JOB LAND ISSUES TO BE FOCUS.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer County government has created a new position for former Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, city planner Conal McNamara, who will oversee water, traffic and other public-works issues. McNamara, now an aide to Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San , will be paid $77,559 in the land development division of the Department of Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. . He will help the department coordinate with other county departments, the Board of Supervisors, city agencies and developers. ``We've looked at how we're operating, and we'd like to ... devote greater resources to getting private development and public agencies working together,'' said Ken Pellman, public works spokesman. ``We're trying to better serve everyone involved, including the Board of Supervisors and also the building industry.'' McNamara said he hopes to help streamline county government. ``This job will integrate the planning and public works functions so the process is as efficient as possible,'' he said. ``It's an exciting opportunity to step in and really make a difference in the county process.'' As Antonovich's planning deputy for the past three years, McNamara advised the 5th District supervisor on policy, environmental and public works issues. Before he worked for Antonovich, he was an urban planner An Urban planner is a professional who works in the field of urban planning for the purpose of public health and safety in an urban setting. They work with local governments or private property owners (often with land developers) to formulate plans for the short- and long-term for 11 years in three different jurisdictions - the cities of Santa Clarita, San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. and Irvine. Pellman said McNamara's knowledge of the 5th District - which includes the fast-growing Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley - will be invaluable since much of his work in the new position will focus on that area. ``If you look at what parts of the county are being developed the most, it would be in the 5th District,'' Pellman said. |
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