COUNCIL PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION FLATH CITES FIGHTING WITHIN LEADERSHIP.Byline: Eugene Tong Staff Writer AGUA DULCE Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
Flath, who was elected in August, said the council elected to advise 5th District county 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 on local issues has shown little willingness to mediate the dispute over Agua Dulce Airpark air·park n. A small airport typically located near a business area or industrial park. . ``I'm resigning because I'm not going to work with people who have shown over and over they refuse to uphold their oath of office An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. , to formulate a consensus,'' he said. ``If we have a community that's divided, the leadership of the community needs to get together and heal that community. ``The members of the Town Council are not willing to serve the community to the best interest of the community. They're not willing to work together. They're not willing to put the community first. They want their own agendas first.'' Town Council members Ramona Hall, Mary Johnson, Peg Spry and Don MacAdam macadam Form of pavement invented by John McAdam. McAdam's road cross-section consisted of a compacted subgrade of crushed granite or greenstone designed to support the load, covered by a surface of light stone to absorb wear and tear and shed water to the drainage ditches. did not immediately return calls for comment Thursday, but council member Ze Gonzales said he was surprised but Flath's decision. ``He was doing an excellent job,'' he said. ``I felt bad that he felt had to do that.'' Flath, whose resignation will be considered at the Town Council meeting Wednesday, is the second of the seven-member panel to step down over the past two months. Council member Richard Dyer, who is moving to Texas, recently resigned. Town Council bylaws The rules and regulations enacted by an association or a corporation to provide a framework for its operation and management. Bylaws may specify the qualifications, rights, and liabilities of membership, and the powers, duties, and grounds for the dissolution of an require a special election be held within 45 days to fill vacancies. The rural community of about 4,000 between the 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, and Antelope valleys has been embroiled em·broil tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . in a dispute over Agua Dulce Airpark's expansion permit. Some residents who have complained of noise, extended filming and aerobatics aerobatics Sport of performing maneuvers such as rolls, loops, stalls, spins, and dives with an airplane. As an organized sport, rather than as an air show attraction (“stunt flying”), aerobatics began international competition in 1960 under the auspices of the by pilots want the decades-old permit revoked or restricted, fearing an expanded airport would ruin the area. Pilots and airstrip's owner, local tycoon Wayne Spears, have asserted their right operate. A modified permit under review by the county Regional Planning regional planning: see city planning. Commission allows a total of 59 hangars, a 116,000 square-foot tie-down area and a 20-room ``airtel'' with a restaurant. A final vote is scheduled Wednesday. Though the Town Council is officially neutral, the issue is often felt during council elections, with candidates judged based on their airpark stances. Flath had sought to mediate the dispute. In January, he invited Spears to a public meeting to address concerns over expansion, and proposed forming a joint committee of local pilots and airport opponents to clear the air. But he was rebuffed by the airport owner, who declined to participate, and by partisans on both sides. ``This had nothing to do with the airpark,'' Flath said. ``This had to do with community members learning how to get along. Part of it is an education on both sides.'' Gonzales said that episode contributed to Flath's decision to leave. ``Mark felt that the rest of us wouldn't support him on the committee,'' he said. ``I just didn't feel the Town Council should have another forum when we can't seem to get to the ones we have now.'' Flath said disputes erupted even on the smallest parliamentary procedures. He said a council member who was part of a lawsuit against the panel recently made issue that the agenda for an upcoming meeting was posted 71 hours rather than 72 hours as required by the state open meeting law - a move he said was aimed at attacking adversaries. ``All they wanted to do is fight,'' he said. Council members Dyer and Johnson, a former airpark employee, were part of a lawsuit last year alleging the Town Council violated the Ralph M. Brown Act because it prohibited electronic recording of its meetings. A 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. Superior Court judge ruled the council, which has no legislative powers, must abide by the Brown Act. The lawsuit cost the council $14,000 and led four council members - some of them airpark opponents - to resign. Flath and Gonzales - who had resigned due to the lawsuit - were elected in an August special election to restore the panel. ``The people should agree to disagree Agree to disagree or "agreeing to disagree" describes or refers to a situation where two or more people or groups of people resolve conflict by reaching an agreement whereby both sides tolerate but do not accept the views, opinions or position of the other side. , but we don't,'' Gonzales said. ``This whole airpark thing has swallowed up the community.'' Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com |
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