200 RALLY TO KEEP TENNIS CLUB LAND.Byline: Holly Edwards Staff Writer NORTH HOLLYWOOD Hollywood. 1 Community within the city of Los Angeles, S Calif., on the slopes of the Santa Monica Mts.; inc. 1903, consolidated with Los Angeles 1910. - About 200 people turned out Wednesday night to criticize crit·i·cize v. crit·i·cized, crit·i·ciz·ing, crit·i·ciz·es v.tr. 1. To find fault with: criticized the decision as unrealistic. See Usage Note at critique. plans for a 240-unit retirement complex proposed for the site of the Studio City Golf and Tennis Club, and the city will use their comments to draft guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. for an environmental study. Crowded into the auditorium auditorium Portion of a theater or hall where an audience sits, as distinct from the stage. The auditorium originated in the theaters of ancient Greece, as a semicircular seating area cut into a hillside. at Walter Reed Middle School Walter Reed Middle School is a year-round school located in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. Its original name was North Hollywood Junior High School. The school is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. , residents told city planning city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public facilities, and aesthetic surroundings. officials that they did not want to lose the recreation center. Many also said the six-building senior complex would exacerbate traffic and parking problems, while local tennis players complained that courts are getting more difficult to find. City planners will use the input to develop guidelines for an environmental impact study to be completed by the developer, Homeplace Retirement Communities of America. Although Homeplace has promised to maintain three-fourths of the 17-acre site for public use, Councilman Jack Weiss Jack Weiss, is a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 5th district. Weiss was elected in 2001 and reelected in 2005. The 5th district includes parts of the Westside and the San Fernando Valley. said he supports the community in opposing the project and vowed to do all he could to preserve the club. The developer needs a zoning change to complete the project, which requires City Council approval. ``My first job is to make it clear to the owner of the property and the developer that the development on the table is a nonstarter,'' Weiss said Thursday. ``It's unacceptable, and it will encounter fierce community and political opposition.'' However, Guy Weddington McCreary, one of eight Weddington family members who own the land, said his family has the right to make a profit on its investment. The family hopes to sell the property to Homeplace for $12 million when the Golf and Tennis Club's lease expires in April 2005. Nearly a half-century ago, the club signed a 50-year, $1,000-per-month lease on the property - a bargain by today's standards. ``The deal to keep most of the property for open space is the best the city is going to see,'' McCreary said. ``The problem is the Studio City Residents Association doesn't care about private property rights and the councilman has sold out to this interest.'' |
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