CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
July 13, 1994 | MARY F. POLS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
His hands spread out on a five-foot-wide map, Ron Blakemore explains how he envisions getting people out of their cars and onto a proposed 200-mile-long system of trails. "It's kind of like that old movie thing," Blakemore said. "If we build it they will come. If people have the facilities, they will use them."
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
June 14, 1993 | MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rancho Simi Recreation and Parks District officials said they do not want to let public park lawns die, cut back swimming hours or switch off the tennis court lights at Rancho Simi Community Park. But the parks stand to lose up to $2.5 million of their $6.8-million budget under Wilson's plan to shift local property taxes to education, and would not be able to continue operating at full strength, said Jerry Gladden, its general manager.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
April 20, 1993 | TINA DAUNT
Ventura County officials have formed a committee to create a network of trails across the county, officials said Monday. The Regional Trails Advisory Committee, formed by the supervisors following complaints that the county needs a more complete trail system, will meet for the first time on April 28. The 33-member panel includes supervisors Maggie Kildee and Vicky Howard, other community leaders, business members, hikers, equestrians and cyclists.
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April 20, 1993 | PHIL SNEIDERMAN
In a cost-cutting move, the Simi Valley City Council voted Monday to join Thousand Oaks and Ventura County in financing a series of hazardous waste collection events for east county residents. Simi Valley's last hazardous waste roundup in May, 1990, arranged solely by the city, served 1,475 households and cost $214,545. By entering into a joint collection agreement with Thousand Oaks and the county, Simi Valley will be able to cut this expense to about $85,000 per roundup.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
March 31, 1993 | MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In a major step toward a final vote on the proposed Weldon Canyon landfill, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 Tuesday to recommend that the county Planning Commission approve an environmental impact report on the project.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
July 16, 1992 | KAY SAILLANT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Cal State University trustees have decided to wait at least two months before seizing farmland near Camarillo for a public university so that state officials can make sure local governments will help pay for water, sewer and road improvements to the site. "We're not the big banker in the sky," said David Leveille, Cal State's director of institutional relations. "We cannot take care of all of these things."