SILEO KICKS OFF HIS CAMPAIGN FOR COUNCIL.Byline: Jim Skeen Do you mean:
LANCASTER Lancaster, city, England Lancaster (lăng`kəstər), city (1991 pop. 43,902) and district, county seat of Lancashire, NW England, on the Lune River. - City Councilman Ed Sileo kicked off his campaign for re-election Tuesday by promising to bring in more sheriff's deputies, restaurants and shops. Sileo, seeking a second council term in the April 11 election, said he has worked to enhance the city's public safety and helped lay the groundwork to bring in new stores and restaurants. ``My promise is more restaurants, more places to shop, and more deputies to make our community safe,'' Sileo said. Sileo said he honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. his past promises to enhance law enforcement by voting to bring in 15 more deputies and supporting the creation of a sheriff's unit that targets crimes stemming from rental properties. Among Sileo's proposals is placing the entire cost of the Lancaster Community Appreciation Project, or LAN-CAP, on rental property owners. The unit, whose deputies police apartment complexes and other rental properties, costs $1.3 million a year, with about a fourth of the cost borne by a business-license fee on some rental property owners and the rest by the city. ``Those businesses should be picking up all the costs for the problems caused by their units,'' Sileo said. The $1 million could be used by the city to hire additional deputies, Sileo said. Sileo said he also wants to increase the number of city building-code enforcement officers from four to eight and establish a rental property inspection program in which each property would be inspected at least once a year. Sileo said the city is working with developers on creating a ``mall-sized'' retail project on 150 acres near 10th Street West and Avenue L. The project would not be an enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. mall, but an open shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into . The project is still in an early stage, but the city is looking to create a specific plan to give the city more control over the types of businesses that move into it. The project will likely require a multimillion-dollar investment by the city to assist with roads and utility lines, Sileo said. Residents will be hearing of new restaurants coming to the city, Sileo said. A Johnny Rebs' restaurant near Cinemark 22 will be under construction this summer and a couple of announcements regarding major chain restaurants should be coming, Sileo said. Among those on hand Tuesday to support Sileo was Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
``He is one of the most pro-active pro·ac·tive or pro-ac·tive adj. Acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty; anticipatory: proactive steps to prevent terrorism. , energetic council members we've had,'' Mayor Frank Roberts said. ``He's a great council member.'' Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Lancaster City Councilman Ed Sileo announces Tuesday that he'll seek re-election. Supporting him are, from left, Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle Chairman Ron Smith Ron Smith may refer to:
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