WASHINGTON — Lakeport City Council Member Mireya Turner has been appointed to the National League of Cities’ 2020 Community and Economic Development federal advocacy committee.
This committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC’s federal policy positions on issues involving housing, community and economic development, land use, recreation and parks, historic preservation and international competitiveness. The appointment was announced by NLC President Joe Buscaino, councilmember, Los Angeles, California.
Turner has been appointed to several committees at the California League of Cities, but this is her first national league appointment.
When asked about the importance of this committee to her hometown, council member Turner stated: “I am honored and excited for the opportunity to bring Lakeport’s rural city voice to this national table, and to glean new ideas from cities around the country.”
“I was, frankly, amazed that I got picked because there are people from all over the country on (the committee,” Turner told the Record-Bee. “I’m happy that somebody from little ol’ Lakeport is going to be at that table,” she added, noting that her appointment will help raise the voice of Lake County in the federal government.
Turner works as an associate planner for the City of Ukiah, where she handles use permits, cannabis permitting and subdivisions. She has also worked as a planner for the County of Lake. Her planning experience will help her to “hit the ground running” on the NLC committee, she said.
As one of 63 committee members, Turner will play a role in shaping NLC’s policy positions and advocate on behalf of America’s cities and towns before Congress, with the administration and at home, according to the NLC.
“NLC’s federal advocacy committees ensure policymakers in Washington understand the most pressing issues facing local communities,” said Joe Buscaino, council member of Los Angeles and president of the National League of Cities. “I am proud to have Mireya Turner join NLC’s Community and Economic Development committee on behalf of her residents. Together, with a team of local officials from across the country, we will strengthen the federal-local partnership, and ultimately create stronger cities, towns and villages.”
The leadership of this year’s committee will consist of Chair Kevin Thompson, a council member from Mesa, Arizona; Vice Chair Kristopher Dahir, a council member from Sparks, Nevada; and Vice Chair Emmett Jordan, mayor of Greenbelt, Maryland.
