In addition, we will list important news and information from other sources.

June 5, 2008 - Photos from the December 2007 WRTC Meeting with LA County Supervisor Michael Antonovich as Guest Speaker.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich swears in Chuck O'Connell as Councilmember for the West Ranch Town Council.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich presents an official commendation to Betty Griffin for her years of service on the West Ranch Town Council and for the communities of the West Ranch area.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich, Betty Griffin and the Members of the West Ranch Town Council.  From Left to Right, Michael Antonovich, Dave Bossert (WRTC President), Betty Griffin, Brian Toqe (WRTC Secretary), Don Fleming, Ron Mechsner (WRTC Vice President), Randy Winter, and James Zimmerman (WRTC Treasurer).

June 5, 2008 - Volunteers needed to assist on the November WRTC Election!

As an advisory council, the West Ranch Town Council depends on volunteers to assist in our elections.  We are targeting November 4th, 2008 for the election for our 4 open seats.  Applications will be available by request starting at the August meeting with a deadline of the October meeting for the submission of the applications and the application fee.

Volunteers will be needed to staff the ballot location(s).  Previous elections have taken place at Richard Rioux Park during the 4th of July show.  We are hoping to establish several polling locations in the West Ranch communities.  Each location will need 3 to 5 volunteers to staff the location and ensure that votes cast are being cast by legitimate residents of the West Ranch communities.  Volunteers will also be needed to collect and count the ballots cast and to certify the results for the West Ranch Town Council.  The West Ranch Town Council will be deciding on the fee and application format by the August 2008 meeting.

Please volunteer part of your day to help the West Ranch Town Council conduct its 2008 election.  All members of the West Ranch Town Council are unpaid volunteers helping the community.  We can use your help to ensure that the election is managed effectively.  Also, if you can make your garage available or suggest polling locations, please let us know.  If you wish to volunteer, please contact either Dave Bossert (DBossert*at*westranchtowncouncil.com - use a @ instead of *at*) or Ron Mechsner (RMechsner*at*westranchtowncouncil.com - use a @ instead of *at*) via email.

THANK YOU!

March 25, 2008 - West Ranch Town Council Endorses Bob Spierer for Santa Clarita City Council

The West Ranch Town Council held a special meeting Tuesday evening in the Newhall Room of TPC to discuss and possibly endorse one or more Santa Clarita City Council candidates. All seven West Ranch Town Council candidates were present at the meeting which commenced at 6:30 PM.

Ron Mechsner made a motion to determine whether or not the Town Council should endorse one or more candidates and it was seconded by Randal Winter. During the discussion Council member Don Fleming asked, “Should we endorse anyone at all?” There was further discussion on the pros and cons of endorsing one or more candidates. The Council voted unanimously to move forward with making an endorsement.

The next order of business was to decide which, if any, candidate(s) to endorse. There were pre-prepared packets on each candidate passed out to the Council members. Only one of the candidates, Bob Spierer, had participated in the political process by attending every West Ranch Town Council meeting for the past 14 months and that effort was greatly appreciated by members of the Council.

The feeling was that Mr. Spierer, pictured with LA County District Attorney Steve Cooley, is a candidate who has listened to the concerns of the unincorporated West Ranch community and recognizes that the West Ranch Town Council is working towards the betterment of their community. Endorsing candidates that demonstrated limited efforts to reach out to the west side and/or showed little willingness to build a dialog and partnership did not make sense to the Council members.  While the Council appreciated the attendance of all of the Santa Clarita City Council candidates at the March meeting, only one candidate clearly demonstrated an interest to reach out to the citizens of the West Ranch communities over the past year.

The West Ranch Town Council unanimously voted to enthusiastically join with State Senator George Runner; City of Santa Clarita Councilmember Laurene Weste; Hon. Steve Cooley, Los Angeles County District Attorney; Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs; Professional Peace Officers Association; and many others in endorsing Santa Clarita City Council Candidate Bob Spierer.

Bob Spierer commented that he was, “Thrilled with the endorsement! I am looking forward to working with the West Ranch Town Council and on the One Valley/One Vision.” To find out more about Bob Spierer visit his website: www.bobspierer.com

 March 5, 2008 - Candidates for April 8, 2008 Santa Clarita City Council Election Speak at West Ranch Town Council Meeting

The West Ranch Town Council was very pleased to welcome all five candidates for the 2 City Council seats in the Santa Clarita City Council.  Laurie Enders, Bob Kellar, Maria Gutzeit, Bob Spierer, and Diane Trautman spent over 40 minutes addressing the West Ranch Town Council and attendees and responding to questions.  After a brief introduction, each candidate was provided 3 minutes to speak to their qualifications for the City Council.  This was followed by questions to the candidates by members of the West Ranch Town Council on issues of mutual interest and concerns. 

The West Ranch Town Council thanks each of the candidates for their participation and the information that they shared to the Council and members of the public attending the meeting.

December 28, 2007 - Annexation Studies Delayed Until February 2009

Delays caused by the impact of multiple major requests for financial data from Los Angeles County will push the release of the Initial Fiscal Analysis and Governance Options reports to the public until February 2009.  With two other regions in addition to the joint West Ranch - Castaic - City of Santa Clarita - Los Angeles County requesting data from the County, County departments will be unable to complete the initial preparation and review of their data until late June 2008.  At this point, the data can be provided to the consultants for their work and preparation of the reports.  The original schedule anticipated the release of this data to the consultants in the September / October 2007 timeframe. When the consultant reports are completed in draft form and reviewed, the reports will be provided to the County CEO's office for their review and comments.  Once all of the reviews are complete, the reports will be shared with the public for their comment.

October 3, 2007 - Supervisor pledges $681,000 towards Sunset Pointe LMD Issues