STUDIES SET FOR VETERANS HOMES LANCASTER FACILITY 2008 FINISH SEEN.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer LANCASTER - Environmental studies will begin in April for a long- sought state veterans home in Lancaster and for homes in West Los Angeles
Officials of the state 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. said construction of all three homes is projected to begin in mid-2007. The Lancaster home, which would be built at Avenue I and 30th Street West, is projected for completion in late 2008 and the other two by by mid-2009. ``We are anticipating all of the studies to be completed, provided there are no problems and snags SNAGS, n.pl See sustained natural apophyseal glides. , by February of next year,'' said Robert Glazier, deputy secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operates programs to benefit veterans and members of their families. Benefits include compensation payments for disabilities or death related to military service, pensions, education, and rehabilitation. . A meeting to help determine the scope of issues to be examined in the environmental study is scheduled for April 14, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Lancaster City Hall, 44933 Fern Ave. Similar meetings will be held in West Los Angeles and in Ventura County. The three homes will have a combined cost of $154 million. The construction will be financed with federal aid plus money from a $50 million veterans-home bond approved by California voters in 2000. The Lancaster and Saticoy homes will have room for 60 veterans each in two- and three-bed ``suites,'' plus adult day care facilities for 50 more veterans who'd live in their own homes. The West Los Angeles home will have convalescent con·va·les·cent adj. Relating to convalescence. n. A person who is recovering from an illness, an injury, or a surgical operation. convalescent 1. pertaining to or characterized by convalescence. 2. hospital wards for veterans, including a ward for veterans with dementia, plus suites for veterans who don't need hospital care. At 60 beds, the Lancaster home is much smaller than the original 400 beds envisioned in the mid-1990s, before years of delays. The design for the home will be done to allow for expansion to 400 beds if there is a demand for it and there is money to finance it. State Sen. George Runner George C. Runner, Jr. (born March 25 1952 in Scotia, New York) is a Republican California State Senator, who represents the 17th Senate District, which includes portions of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Ventura County. , R-Lancaster, said he expects that once the new homes are completed the Department of Veterans Affairs will find it more cost-effective to invest in expanding the existing homes than building anew. ``I think we can make the argument that it's better to expand than to start over again,'' said Runner, a longtime proponent One who offers or proposes. A proponent is a person who comes forward with an a item or an idea. A proponent supports an issue or advocates a cause, such as a proponent of a will. PROPONENT, eccl. law. for the Lancaster home. ``A key to that will be filling up the home.'' Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com |
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