PALMDALE IS WINNER OF 5 AWARDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer PALMDALE - Palmdale received five awards for 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. projects, including two for the new electronic waste and household hazardous waste Household hazardous waste (HHW) is the term for common household chemicals and substances for which the owner no longer has a use. Exhibiting many of the same dangerous characteristics as fully regulated hazardous waste, HHW is not regulated by the EPA. collection center and one for the city's new amphitheater amphitheater (ăm`fəthē'ətər, ăm`pə–), open structure used for the exhibition of gladiatorial contests, struggles of wild beasts, sham sea battles, and similar spectacles. . The Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Chapter of the American Public Works Association The American Public Works Association is an international educational and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies, and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works goods and services. presented awards for the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center project and the Avenue R traffic signal fiber-optic interconnect project. The city received three awards from the association's High Desert Branch for the council chamber cablecasting and webcasting project, the Marie Kerr Park amphitheater project, and for the Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center project. ``We are very pleased to have been recognized by our peers in the public works profession,'' said Leon Swain, Palmdale's director of public works. ``This really exemplifies the quality of work that the department is doing.'' The Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center project was recognized by the APWA's Southern California Chapter as the ``Facilities and Buildings Project of the Year.'' The High Desert Branch named the center the ``Best Environmental Project of the Year.'' The Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center, located at the Palmdale Landfill at 1200 W. City Ranch Road, was opened in August. The center provides Antelope Valley residents with a place to drop off electronic waste and household hazardous waste without having to waiting for an occasional ``roundup.'' The center is a joint project of 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, the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster, and Waste Management, which operates the landfill. The High Desert Branch of APWA APWA American Public Works Association APWA American Public Welfare Association APWA All Pakistan Women's Association gave the city's amphitheater its ``Innovative Design of the Year'' award. The $1.8 million amphitheater, which opened this summer, is part of a $43 million project funded by a special assessment to create an expanded Marie Kerr Park and the new Oasis Park on the east side. The High Desert Branch of APWA gave the city its ``Best Use of Technology'' award for the city's cablecasting and webcasting of City Council meetings. The city started cablecasting its meetings in February and then followed up with webcasts in October. The city's Avenue R traffic-signal interconnect project received the APWA Southern California Chapter's ``Traffic Congestion/Mitigation Project of the Year'' award. The project involved installing 3.5 miles of video detection and fiber-optic communication lines to connect traffic signals along Avenue R between Fifth Street East and 40th Street East. Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com |
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