KXO RADIO - Imperial County Centenniel Plans in Motion

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Written by George Gale
Tuesday, 17 October 2006
(NEXT YEAR IMPERIAL COUNTY WILL BE 100 YEARS OLD)...THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PLANS TO WORK WITH THE JOINT CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE TO RECOGNIZE THE ENTIRE 2007 AS THE COUNTIES CENTENNIEL ANNIVERSARY. THE BOARD TUESDAY AGREED TO FORM A COMMITTEE, WHO WILL, THRU VARIOUS SUB-COMMITTEES, WORK WITH THE LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, THRU THE JOINT CHAMBERS, IN PUTTING TOGETHER A YEAR LONG RECOGNITION AND CENTENNIEL CELEBRATION. ONE OF THE FIRST TASKS OF THE COMMITTEE WILL BE TO SET A SPECIFIC DAY TO MARK THE CENTENNIEL. THE VOTE TO CHARTER THE COUNTY WAS TAKEN AUGUST 6TH, 1907, AND THE ELECTION WAS RATIFIED BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY AUGUST 12TH, 1907. IMPERIAL COUNTY BECAME INDEPENDENT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHEN THE VOTE WAS RATIFIED. THE VERY FIRST COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING WAS HELD AUGUST 26TH, 1907. THE SUPERVISORS ASKED TUESDAY THAT A SPECIFIC CELEBRATION DATE BE SET TO BE ABLE TO INVITE SEVERAL DIGNATARIES TO THE EVENT, INCLUDING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE. DISTRICT FOUR-SUPERVISOR GARY WYATT SAID IT WOULD BE NICE, AFTER 100 YEARS, THAT A SITTING GOVERNOR PHYSICALLY VISITED IMPERIAL COUNTY.