KXO RADIO - IID - Planning to Convene Tuesday

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Written by George Gale
Friday, 07 July 2006
(THE IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT DIRECTORS WILL CONVENE EARLY TUESDAY TO RECEIVE NEW MEMBER)….THE IID BOARD HAS SCHEDULED 8:30 TUESDAY MORNING TO SWEAR IN JIM HANKS. SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE BARRET FOERSTER WILL PERFORM THE CEREMONY. HANKS WAS APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO COMPLETE THE TERM OF LLOYD ALLEN. ALLEN SUCCUMBED TO CANCER BEFORE THE JUNE ELECTIONS, LEAVING THE DIVISION 3 SEAT VACANT. THE TERM FOR THAT OFFICE ENDS IN DECEMBER. HANKS WON THE SEAT IN THE ELECTIONS, AND THE COUNTY BOARD DECIDED HE WAS THE ONE FOR THE POSITIONS. HANKS WILL BEGIN HIS ELECTED TERM AT THE END OF THE YEAR. FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY, THE BOARD WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. OPEN SESSION BEGINS AT ONE IN THE AFTERNOON. ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSSION ON THE ALL AMERICAN CANAL. THE BOARD IS EXPECTED TO BE UPDATED BY WATER DEPARTMENT MANAGER MIKE KING ON THE RECENT FEDERAL COURT DECISION TO TOSS AWAY THE LEGAL ROAD BLOCKS, AND ALLOW THE CONCRETE LINING OF THE CANAL TO BEGIN. CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO START IN AUGUST. THE BOARD WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ENTERPRISE ZONE PROCESS. THE CALEXICO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE COUNTY ARE PURSUING AN ENTERPRISE ZONE FOR THE CALEXICO AREA, SIMILAR TO THE ONE APPROVED IN BRAWLEY.