MOBILE-HOME PARK CHIEF EXECUTIVE MAY FACE CHARGES.Byline: Amy Collins Daily News Staff WriterCriminal charges are being prepared against the chief executive officer of an Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
The primary owner of the park, Mitchell Salmonson of Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Pal·os Ver·des A city of southern California on a channel of the Pacific Ocean west of Long Beach. Population: 42,100. , is in jail on charges stemming from problems at the Hacienda Vasquez Mobilehome Park. Don West, a paralegal who has power of attorney over the park, was notified in a March 24 letter that a criminal complaint will be filed against him if the sewage problems at the park are not corrected by April 8. ``They want to put me in jail,'' West said Friday. ``You can't sue me, I don't even own the park. This is getting insane.'' Deputy District Attorney Al Medina said he is preparing charges against West based on the county Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
The state has threatened to close the park for more than 40 sewage violations dating to 1994, but Monday granted a 30-day extension to Richard Salmonson, who is Mitchell Salmonson's brother and silent partner. Officials from the state's Department of Housing and Community Development said they are waiting to see what happens at Mitchell Salmonson's April 25 hearing before making a decision on the park's fate. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , 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 has sent a letter to the state indicating it will not pay the costs to close the park. Lucinda Dustin, the assistant director of external affairs at the Department of Housing, said she is unsure if the state has ever paid relocation fees after a mobile-home park closes. She said that a county normally takes responsibility for cleanup. ``We understand that the park still operates with completely inadequate on-site sewage disposal Sewage disposal The ultimate return of used water to the environment. Disposal points distribute the used water either to aquatic bodies such as oceans, rivers, lakes, ponds, or lagoons or to land by absorption systems, groundwater recharge, and irrigation. , while the residents experience substantial health risks,'' states the letter from Charles J. Moore, the principal deputy counsel for Los Angeles County 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. Division. ``The state must be more assertive on behalf of the park residents.'' |
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