Linda Parks honored as Citizen of the Year

In the heart of the Santa Monica Mountains, at its 45th annual banquet, the Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation honored Ventura County District 2 Supervisor, Linda Parks as 2012 Citizen of the Year!

Supervisor Parks has been an open space and environmental superstar for more than two decades. She received two standing ovations from the packed crowd at the Malibou Lake Mountain Club for her outstanding record of environmental stewardship.

Above all else Supervisor Linda Parks is a person who has made a difference. Passion, conviction and an unwavering environmental ethic are all features that define her. She is a leader, a standout, among standouts.

Supervisor Parks has been a force for "good" in the Santa Monica Mountains, having overseen the purchase of thousands of acres of open space and trails. She has tightened protected tree ordinances, scenic and hillside grading protections and achieved a moratorium on development in open space to protect the greenbelt.

Supervisor Parks joins Woody Smeck, the past Superintendent of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area who received the award in 2011 and Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky in 2010.

LVHF is the oldest and largest federation of homeowner associations and groups in the Las Virgenes region of the Santa Monica Mountains. The Federation has been the strong and unwavering voice of the Santa Monica Mountains since 1968.