KXO RADIO - Daniels leaving the Salton Sea Authority

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Written by George Gale
Friday, 28 September 2007
(Salton Sea Authority Executive Director taking a new job)….Rick Daniels has led the Authority for the past few years. Daniels has spearheaded efforts to restore the Salton Sea into the tourist resort it once was over 30 years ago. He came to the Authority from Riverside County. Daniels is leaving to become the City Manager for Desert Hot Springs in the Coachella Valley. He says he will keep in touch. The Secretary of Resources is pushing a multi-billion dollar plan to restore the Salton Sea. Daniels says with a restoration plan will come a reconstituted Salton Sea Authority. The State plan calls for local control of the restoration plans, but Daniels predicts it will not be the SSA. He says it will be similar to the current Authority, but it will not be the same. Daniels with head next weeks Salton Sea Authority meeting. His departure is expected to be one of the topics at the meeting. They may also discuss a possible replacement, or at least the process to search for a replacement.