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Air pollution office now on its own
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New Air Pollution Control Officer Brad Poirez on Tuesday discusses the major sources of pollution in the Imperial Valley. |
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008 10:41 PM PDT
As
air pollution issues continue to rise in Imperial County it was deemed
necessary to make the Air Pollution Control District its own entity.
On
Tuesday, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors made that split of
the APCD formal by removing it from the umbrella of the Agricultural
Commissioner’s Office and naming Brad Poirez new air pollution control
officer.
“This is something I’ve been planning on for the last
several years,” said Steve Birdsall, the most recent air pollution
control Officer and agricultural commissioner. “It’s a good move and
it’s the right time.”
Poirez has worked for the Air Pollution
Control District for 15 years and has served as assistant control
officer under Birdsall for the past six.
During Tuesday’s
meeting Imperial County Farm Bureau Executive Director Nicole
Rothfleisch and Ayron Moiola, executive director of the Coalition of
Labor, Agriculture and Business, both supported the move.
Poirez said the discussion to make the split was one that had been ongoing and was almost inevitable.
“We’ve
had the discussion the last couple of years to ensure that the
department could sustain itself,” Poirez said. “And we just got to the
point where we had grown and were able to carry out our mission.”
The split will also see the re-designation of 20 positions within the APCD.
Poirez said just last month he was offered the same job as air pollution control officer for San Diego County.
He said after considering his options it was best for him and his family to stay in Imperial County.
“Knowing that the separation was in the works for the past couple of
years, I just felt it was best to stay here,” he said. “And I think as
we move forward you’ll see a seamless transition.”
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By: fishair (Registered) on 12-05-2008 20:42