CONEJO VALLEY: BRIEFLY : PAVLEY LEAVES AFTER 15 YEARS IN OFFICE.AGOURA HILLS - The city bid farewell to its founding mayor Monday night when Fran Pavley Fran Pavley is a Democratic politician and previously served as a California Assemblywoman and as the first mayor of the Southern California community of Agoura Hills. She served as a Mayor and Councilmember for four terms. retired from the City Council after 15 years in office. At the city annual's reorganization ceremony Monday night, more than 100 area residents and representatives turned out to honor Pavley with plaques and certificates for her years of service, and to view the swearing in of the newly appointed mayor and mayor pro tem [Latin, For the time being.] An abbreviation used for pro tempore, Latin for "temporary or provisional." A person who acts as a temporary substitute serves pro tem. for the city. Presiding over her final city meeting, Pavley and her council colleagues approved the final results from November's election. Newly elected Councilman Jeff Reinhardt was sworn into office with second-term members Ed Corridori and Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Weber. The new council elected Denis Weber as the city's mayor and Dan Kuperberg as mayor pro tem. ?13- Daily News T.O. museum seeks event coordinator THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - The Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by Art Museum is taking applications for a coordinator for ArtWalk98. The coordinator must be computer literate computer literacy n. The ability to operate a computer and to understand the language used in working with a specific system or systems. computer literate adj. , energetic and experienced in coordinating events. Please send a resume to the Conejo Valley Art Museum, P.O. Box 1616, Thousand Oaks, CA 91358. Or call Maria Dessornes at (805) 492-2147. ?13- Daily News L.A. County meets on creek plantlife AGOURA HILLS - Medea Creek, like nearly 100 other streams in Los Angeles County, has been cleared of vegetation to allow free flow of storm runoff. But now the channels are the subject of negotiations over replacing native plants that serve as habitat for wildlife. The county was charged with clearing out brush so the channels could carry water efficiently, but the work was stalled due to opposition from environmentalists. On Tuesday, county officials met with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which regulates activity in stream beds, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and and the state Department of Fish and Game to discuss how much the county will have to pay to mitigate the loss of plant life. Estimates have gone as high as $25 million, but environmentalists, angered by the killing of vegetation, said there is no bottom line. |
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