The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners approved the borders and bylaws for the North Westwood Neighborhood Council at a Monday hearing, thereby certifying it as the 98th neighborhood council in Los Angeles. The NWWNC’s borders will include the UCLA campus, the North Village and Westwood Village.
The new council will oversee local policies and neighborhood planning and report to the Los Angeles City Council. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students, homeowners, and local stakeholders, formed the NWWNC following a May vote to subdivide the jurisdiction of Westwood. The group ran on a platform of addressing issues such as housing and a lack of nightlife entertainment in the area.
BONC approved a boundary adjustment along Hilgard Avenue that will allow the current Westwood Neighborhood Council to retain the area east of Hilgard Avenue and north of Strathmore Drive in order to prevent splitting Hilgard residents between two councils. BONC found Fire Station 37, UCLA Rehabilitation Services and Westwood Branch Library shareable because they are public facilities. The board authorized these spaces as shared facilities in both councils’ bylaws. All other proposals for shared boundaries made by the WWNC were turned down, including Westwood Village...
Full story at http://dailybruin.com/2018/08/28/board-of-neighborhood-commissioners-certifies-bylaws-and-boundaries-for-nwwnc/
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