Antelope Valley Area Plan Update Meeting

NEWS  RELEASE    Contact:  Mitch Glaser, Department of Regional Planning, (213) 974-6476                                                                             October 29, 2008   County Hosts Town & Country Valleywide Presentation   The Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning continues with Town & Country, an effort to update the Antelope Valley Area Plan, by hosting a Valleywide Presentation.  The Area Plan, last updated in 1986, governs land use in the unincorporated areas of the Valley and must be revised to reflect current conditions and to guide the growth and change that will occur over the next 20 years.   Over the course of the summer, Town & Country participants have worked diligently to provide input on how they see the Antelope Valley changing.  In a series of three meetings, they identified land use and service issues that pose daily challenges, drafted recommended goals and policies to address those issues, and prioritized their needs.    At the Valleywide Presentation taking place on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 7:00pm at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale, community members will share their recommendations for future plans for the Antelope Valley.  Everyone living and working in the Antelope Valley is encouraged to attend and provide their insight into how future change should occur.     Date and location for the “Town & Country Valleywide Presentation” is as follows:   Wednesday, November 5, 2008 7:00pm Chimbole Cultural Center Manzanita Ballroom 38350 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA    For more information on Town & Country, call (213) 974-6476 or e-mail tnc@planning.lacounty.gov.   The project also has a website at http://planning.lacounty.gov/tnc.   ###

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