Highlights of February 8th, 2010 ECA Meeting
Project
Status
Land Use
Compatibility: Mr. Scott Kiernan, Encroachment
Prevention Manager for Edwards reported that BLM
supports the military and may defer to the County
for projects to adhere to the red, yellow, green
corridors established by the Kern County Board of
Supervisors.
Education
Teacher/Counselor
visits: A tour of California Portland Cement
Company is scheduled for February 10. No response
from Los Angeles schools has been received. March
will tentatively tour the Air Force Research
Laboratory and April will be Edwards.
CSU Long Beach
visit: Les Uhazy and Bob Johnstone said the
visit with representatives from CSU Long Beach went
very well. The Long Beach folks were very
interested in starting an engineering program in
Lancaster but this requires approval from the
faculty and administrators at Long Beach. The
visitors stated that they would like to have
approval by the end of the current semester. Based
on approval they would begin the program in the fall
of 2011. Local representatives requested they be
able to start recruiting upon approval so there
would be no break in the pipeline. Once approval is
received there will be lots of details to work out
but none of the requirements outlined are show
stoppers.
Open
Discussion
Opportunity
Edwards Video: Mr. Johnstone said the JSF
Welcome video is now known as the Opportunity
Edwards video to reflect the change in approach.
The video will focus on three centers of gravity.
The first will be Edwards proper and will be used to
brief newcomers to the base. The second center will
be the immediate communities around Edwards and will
highlight shopping, housing, recreation, schools,
churches, etc. The third center will focus on
activities within a three hour drive-time from the
base. The goal is to finish the video by late
summer. This video, if it goes as planned, should
be useful for many different purposes.
Rosamond Job
Fair: Rosamond will host a Multi-Industry Job
Fair at Rosamond High School on Saturday May 8, 2010
from 9: 00 AM to 3:00 PM. For more information
contact Lizette Guerrero at 661-256-3411. The
deadline to register is April 2, 2010.
NASA Telescope
Program: The Cincinnati Observatory, with NASA
financial backing, will give away 20 telescopes each
year for the next three years to schools, teachers,
universities and individuals or teams. Applications
must be submitted by March 31. Winners will be
announced September 10th. Applications and
additional information can be obtained at:
deanobservatory@zoomtown.com.
Sincerely,
Robert Johnstone
Technical Advisor
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