By Daily Press staff
The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica invites the public to lunch with Eileen Fogarty, the new head of Santa Monica’s Planning and Community Development Department. The luncheon is at noon on Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Back on Broadway Restaurant, 2024 Broadway.
Since 2000, Fogarty was the planning and zoning director in Alexandria, Virginia, and before that, she worked for 23 years in the planning departments of Santa Cruz and Annapolis, Maryland.
Fogarty come to Santa Monica with a reputation as a “turn-around specialist,” known for building consensus, resolving disputes, and championing green technology and smart growth, according to press reports.
“I look forward to the opportunity to come to a city like Santa Monica where inclusiveness is valued and there is an established tradition of community involvement and commitment to livability and quality of life,” Fogarty told the City of Santa Monica Seascape last fall.
Guests are encouraged to bring their questions about plans for the Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica Place, the City Master Plan and other planning issues.
Reservations are required, and the luncheon costs $27 per person. Call League Boardmember Peggy Fonkalsrud at (310) 394-3079 for more information and to make reservations. Santa Monica CoHousing Group schedules public meeting
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 18, 2006. Read the original PDF.