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Contents:
- JOHN GAY NEW DIRECTOR OF THE IMPERIAL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
- TODAY’S LETTER – IMPERIAL COUNTY ATTACKS THE GAYS, SCE THE STATE WON’T
- GAYS THE MILARY SHOWS THOSE WHO FIGHT WARS AND PREJUDICE
JOHN GAY NEW DIRECTOR OF THE IMPERIAL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
LearshipJOHN GAY, Director of Public WorksSERGIO PEREZ, Deputy Director of AdmistratnVERONICA ATONDO, Deputy Director of EngeergLUIS BERMUDEZ, Deputy Director of Field OperatnsEDDIE CEDENO, Deputy Director of Public Works Facili & Capal FaciliROBERT CRUZ, JR., Solid Waste SupertenntDivisnsADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES & PERSONNEL DIVISIONENGINEERING DIVISIONFIELD OPERATIONS / ROAD DIVISIONFACILITIES / CAPITAL FACILITIESSOLID WASTE / RECYCLING DIVISIONSPECIAL DISTRICTSPARKS & RECREATIONSTORM WATERContact Informatn and LotnsEmergency Nam & Phone Numbers (Road Department Issu) South District: (442) 265-1818(Road Department Issu) North District:(442) 265-1818Get In TouchOur Addrs155 South 11th StreetEl Centro, CA, 92243Phone: (442) 265-1818 Fax: (442) 265-1858Email: HoursMonday – Friday8:00 am to 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pmReport a honey bee swarm or nt.
Tuday, January 10, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors announced the appotment of John Gay as the new Director of the Imperial County Department of Public Works (ICDPW) to replace former Director Bill B who retired September 2016.
Gay was also appoted as the Imperial County Road Commissner. Gay will utilize his dited staff and build llaboratns wh important stakeholrs orr to fd creative solutns to any challenge that he fac.
TODAY’S LETTER – IMPERIAL COUNTY ATTACKS THE GAYS, SCE THE STATE WON’T
Gay has been an employee of the ICDPW sce 2011 where he first served as the Deputy Director of Public Works, Engeerg until he was appoted to serve as the Interim Director of Public Works upon the retirement of former Director Bill B.
Prr to jog the County of Imperial, Gay worked for the Cy of El Centro for 10 years, ially as the Associate Engeer om 2001 until 2005 and later beg the Senr Engeer om 2005 until his parture 2011. As the Director of ICDPW, Gay will lead the partment s missn to prerve and enhance public safety and qualy of life through reliable, st effective astcture and ntually improve qualy of service through optimal rource management. About his new posn, Gay stated, “I have been blsed to be a part of this Valley muny throughout the years and look forward to givg back this new pacy.
GAYS THE MILARY SHOWS THOSE WHO FIGHT WARS AND PREJUDICE
Gay, a rint of El Centro, graduated om Brawley Unn High School 1988 and received his bachelor’s gree om the Universy of California, San Diego Stctural Engeerg and a Masters Bs Admistratn om the Universy of Redlands.
“In some s, to go 150 yards, you’ve got to go five all the way around to get back to that pot … I was jt wonrg we approached every aspect of receivg assistance through an emergency procs to get fundg to assist alg wh the plorable ndns, ” District 3 Supervisor Michael Kelley said durg the Board of Supervisors meetg on Tuday, Feb Gay, Imperial County’s Department of Public Works director, agreed to look to the matter but warned that that sce Imperial County clared a state of emergency earlier the panmic over the state of the roads, the procs might be more plited than also ntued to update the supervisors on the work his partment is already dog to repair Imperial County’s astcture, mentng that there are the three bridge projects that are currently fund and the works, though he only gave updat on two of the three first project, the Dogwood Bridge, was a ntuatn om last meetg on Tuday, Feb. The road will be shut down fely as we move forward wh both the AT&T le that needs to be reloted as well as allowg to get and start dog their relotns as necsary, ” Gay other bridge project Gay updated the board on was the Clark Bridge Replacement Project, which is much earlier the procs. Gay said the unty tends to stall a bridge siar to the bridge that will be stalled at Dogwood Road as a time-savg measure as well.
“We’re lookg at puttg the same type of stcture that we’re gog to be puttg on Dogwood Road to help streamle the procs and speed the procs along, ” Gay End to the Indoor Mask MandateImperial County along wh the rt of the California saw an end to the state’s universal door mask mandate as Imperial County’s COVID numbers begs to also“The new orr sentially jt returns the state orr to everythg that was back December, which means that door maskg will only be required for those people that are not fully vaccated, ” said Imperial County Department of Public Health Officer, Dr. However, was nfirmed this past week that was not a te algae, but a cyanobacteria siar to goln algae, Imperial County Public Works Director John Gay said an terview.