VOTE VICTORS LOOK FORWARD THREE WINNERS IN LANCASTER PLAN TO FOLLOW-THROUGH ON GOALS.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer LANCASTER - With campaigning behind them, the municipal election winners say they are turning their attention on working on the issues they discussed in their campaigns, including water recycling and job creation. Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
The city and the 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 Sanitation sanitation: see plumbing; sanitary science. Districts are working on a plan to use treated sewage water for watering city landscaping. ``Water is going to be a critical issue for us in the next eight to 10 years,'' Roberts said. Roberts said his victory will also allow him to continue on as a board member of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, giving the High Desert a voice at the table on transportation funding issues. Roberts said he will continue to push to get funding to widen Highway 138, dubbed dub 1 tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. ``Blood Alley.'' Ed Sileo, who won the race to fill a seat being vacated by Councilwoman Michelle Idleman, said his first task will be to make the transition from planning commissioner to councilman. ``I want to meet with staff and see what's in the pipeline,'' Sileo said. Sileo said one of the first things First Things is a monthly ecumenical journal concerned with the creation of a "religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society" (First Things website). he wants to tackle is stepping up the marketing of the city for job creation. During his campaign, Sileo said the city needs to focus on recruiting companies within California that are looking to expand or relocate, with a focus on skilled jobs. Henry Hearns, who won a fourth term on the council, said there were several ongoing projects he wanted to see completed, including the continued development of the Fox Field Corridor as a center of commercial and industrial businesses and the recently started effort to revitalize re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. the city's north downtown area. While Tuesday night's election results brought disappointment to most of those who finished out of the money, one candidate, mayoral hopeful Anthony Booth, viewed his third-place finish Noun 1. third-place finish - a finish in third place (as in a race) finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the as a victory. Booth, a 19-year-old Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. student, had campaigned on the need for more entertainment businesses to keep families and their dollars from going to Los Angeles and on the need for the city to reach to youth who feel disconnected with their community. ``I'm extremely happy. For the past two or three forums, I got my issues heard,'' Booth said. ``That's a way of winning without winning.'' Roberts, Hearns and Sileo will be sworn in at the council's April 23 meeting. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Frank Roberts Targets water recycling (2 -- color) Henry Hearns Puts focus on development (3 -- color) Ed Sileo Plans transition |
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