EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT | EARTH DAY “INVEST” THEME FOCUSES ON ELECTRIC TRANSPORT by David Goldstein The theme of 2022 Earth Day is “invest in our planet,” according to EarthDay.org, an international organizing coalition. Locally led by the Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance, electric vehicles will be a particular focus of the “investment” theme. “It…
Environmental Resource Analyst David Goldstein answers questions about Senate Bill 1383, the new law that requires residents and businesses to recycle their food waste and other organics.
EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT | LIMITS ON UNRECYCLABLE PAPER IN ORGANICS CARTS by David Goldstein Since food recycling programs started in Ventura County in January, local environmental advocates have focused on communicating the importance of recycling organics, but there is one category of organics requiring caution before composting. Organics include anything once alive and therefore…
PLAN DE TRANSPORTE ACTIVO DEL CONDADO DE VENTURA – SPANISH Ventura County Public Works Press Release Contact: Samuel Zneimer, Consultant Project Manager, SamuelZneimer@altago.com Plan de Transporte Activo del Condado de Ventura El Condado de Ventura está desarrollando un Plan de Transporte Activo (Plan AT) que será un mapa para la implementación de instalaciones para peatones…
COUNTY OF VENTURA ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN Ventura County Public Works Press Release Contact: Samuel Zneimer, Consultant Project Manager, SamuelZneimer@altago.com County of Ventura Active Transportation Plan The County of Ventura is developing an Active Transportation Plan (AT Plan) that will be a roadmap for the implementation of pedestrian and bicyclist facilities within the County’s unincorporated communities.…
David Fleisch Receives APWA’s Public Works Professional of the Year Award for 2021 By: Ventura County Public Works Agency VENTURA, Calif. – Jan. 13, 2022 – PRLog — David Fleisch, Assistant Director of Ventura County Public Works Agency (VCPWA), has been named The American Public Works Association’s Professional of the Year for the Ventura County…
FILLMORE LIBRARY PROJECTCompletion Date: August 2022 Supervisor District #3 Owner: Ventura County Library Construction Cost: $1,964,000 Contractor: Monet Construction Architect: Anderson Kulwiec Appleby Architects Construction Start Date: November 2021 Anticipated Construction Completion Date: August 2022 Project Manager: Devi Nallamala Contact Number: 805-658-4354 Reason for Expansion: The current library space is too small to meet the…
Oct.12, 2021 County of Ventura Public Works Agency is Employer of the Year VENTURA, Calif. – Californer — IRWA is a global, member-led organization of dedicated professionals whose purpose is to improve quality of life through excellence in infrastructure development. The County of Ventura Public Works Agency has been awarded Employer of the Year for…
VENTURA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR OF ROADS & TRANSPORTATION Ventura County Public Works Agency (VCPWA) has named retired U.S. Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps’ Chris Kurgan, to the position of Director of Roads & Transportation. In his new role Chris will oversee the building, operating and maintaining of the public’s billion-dollar investment in…
Water and Sanitation – Heroes At Work in the Mud Can you be called a hero if you just do your job? Workers who respond to main line water breaks are heroic because water shoots out of these pipes at up to 10,000 gallons per minute, threatening anyone or anything nearby with submersion or ground…