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Long Beach residents will get another 34 acres of open space when officials cut the ribbon on the DeForest Wetlands Saturday morning.The new open space, just south of DeForest Park and next to the Los Angeles River, was once an overgrown illegal trash dump that has been converted to a river parkway with freshwater wetlands, trails and native plants. Redeveloping the wetlands cost $8.5 million – money that came from county, state and regional agencies – and is part of the city’s much larger RiverLink park master plan. The park, on land owned by Los Angeles County, is designated as passive recreational space, officials say – a place where visitors can bird watch, horseback ride or just walk around. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the park entrance, at Chestnut and DeForest avenues. Mayor Robert Garcia, councilmen Rex Richardson and Al Austin, and other city officials will be there. More information: 562-570-3150. (ng Beach officials to christen new wetlands park that was once the site of illegal trash dumping)
He pointed out that the federal government prohibits camping in riparian areas near bodies of water. Distances vary but can be as much as 300 feet on Forest Service lands. Trash and debris were highlighted in Mulledy’s presentation. “There is a lot of trash. The level of stuff that we have makes it very difficult to remove the level of trash and debris that is there,” he said. Trash and abandoned property in stormwater drain Photo: City of Colorado Springs Mulledy mentioned the city’s Adopt a Waterway program. “We have 67 adopters, that’s 73 different creek segments that covers 62 miles in our city right now. We have about 270 miles, so we have a way to go, but that’s a pretty significant portion of our city. Last year volunteer cleanups in those sections removed about 45,000 pounds, that’s 22 tons of trash and debris.” “I think this ordinance will have a significant impact in reducing that trash and debris,” he continued. The ordinance passed on a 6-2 vote with Murray and Avila dissenting and Councilman Andy Pico excused. It becomes effective July 23. div class="wp_rp_content"... (ash, pollution and flash floods vie with homelessness in Colorado Springs creekside camping ban)
There were some unintended consequences,” Helliker said. “Trees died in different areas of the state, and I don't think anyone wants to see the urban forest be diminished. We heard during the drought from businesses that do power washing for example, that they were not able to do their business according to those rules."The challenge is finding a balance that encourages water conservation while not putting employers out of business. The new regulations will generate more public input. If approved, the rules would be applied statewide beginning in April of next year. In the meantime, it will be up to local water agencies to enforce the rules against wasting water. AlertMe... (KCRA Sacramento)
He said fixing the courthouse has never been "politically correct," at least budget-wise, but after getting the new workhouse and the new Lake Forest school off the ground, the courthouse came back to being a priority.“The commission had just approved this project which was many, many years in coming and we justified it with most of it to be paid for with energy savings,” Davis said.He noted that while the plans were to replace the HVAC, the new systems had yet to be ordered.“It takes six to eight weeks to build, and another six to eight weeks to install, so you are three to four months out right off the bat,” the mayor said.The focus then shifted to relocating the courthouse offices, which Davis says “went pretty good.”“We were one day extra than we had to be, because there was one place in Cleveland which fit the description of what we needed [to put all of the offices in a central location]. We couldn’t get the OK from the top guy we needed, so on that Wednesday we pulled the plug and went with the three-location situation.”That meant having to get utilities, telephone and internet up and running at all three locations.“The move went well, but we had to have all of those things before we could serve the citizens,” Davis said.He reiterated Register of Deeds Dina Swafford and Veterans Services are located across the street from the courthouse, at the corner of 2nd and Broad streets “thanks to Broad Street United Methodist.”“We appreciated it and the price was wonderful — no cost,” Davis said. “They were actually open on Friday and were down only four working days.”County Trustee Mike Smith is located at 17th and Keith streets in the former SouthEast bank building.“He is up and running as of Tuesday,” Davis said. “They were only down six working days.”County Clerk Donna Simpson moved to the former FSG Bank branch at the Village Green.“She was up and running on Monday, which was only five working days,” Davis said.“I think that’s pretty good to be up so soon,” he said.He also noted Circuit Court Clerk Gayla Miller and her staff had courts running the Monday after the fire, with assistance from the city of Cleveland who offered space for some of the courts to be held.“Thank goodness probation had just moved to their new offices at the workhouse,” Davis added. “That would have affected a lot of people.”He also lauded the help of the Church of God and Lee University, which opened their warehouse to provide furnishings for the new locations.“Lee University had better furniture in their warehouse than what we were using,” Davis said. “They were wonderful to work with.”He said while the desire was to be in one location, “we wanted to get set up as fast as we could.”Davis joked that some of the departments might prefer to stay in their new locations.“That’s the next thing I have to deal with, probably,” he said with a grin.Davis said he had hoped the alternative single-location opportunity would have been made available with the hopes that move could be permanent.Davis said the ceilings in the courthouse have now been taken out and the... (Cleveland Daily Banner)
Funding for the green waste collection program is provided by a grant from the Cooperative Fire Program of the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Pacific Southwest Region, through the California Fire Safe Council to help the community reduce the potential for catastrophic wildfire.For more information on creating Defensible Space or preparing for emergencies at your home, contact the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County at 530-272-1122 or visit the website http://www.areyoufiresafe.com.Recommended Stories For YouSource: Fire Safe Council of Nevada County... (The Union of Grass Valley)
