STATE VETERANS BOARD IN TOWN.Byline: BETTIE RENCORET Senior columnist LANCASTER - Local citizens will be able to speak to the California Veterans Board when the panel meets Monday in Lancaster. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. at City Hall, 44933 Fern Ave. ``This is the first time in many months that the CalVet board has met here and it's imperative that we have a good turnout for this,'' said Tom Craft, chairman of the Lancaster Veterans Home Committee. ``It's incumbent on every person interested in veterans and our local home to be there and show a solid front of support.'' California Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency. Secretary Thomas Johnson Thomas Johnson may refer to:
In all, five new veterans homes are proposed in California. Lancaster City Manager Robert LaSala will have a presentation on the Lancaster home, which is to be built on land donated by the city. First proposed in 1991, the Lancaster home for years was delayed by opposition from former Gov. Gray Davis. It is to be named for the late state Sen. William J. ``Pete'' Knight, who was a decorated Air Force pilot. Construction is scheduled to start in 2007 and be completed in late 2008 or early 2009, though state officials are worried about the availability of federal funding. A home in Ventura County is scheduled to be completed at the same time, and a larger home in West Los Angeles
Also scheduled to speak Monday are Lancaster Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
Members of the public will be limited to three minutes each speaking to the board. |
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