AGENCY TO BUY LAND FOR WILDLIFE CORRIDOR OWNERS FAILED TO PAY TAXES.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer A conservation agency will buy dozens of parcels of land in northern Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County where owners have failed to pay property taxes. The acreage is wilderness, mainly in the mountains surrounding the Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys and will be preserved as open space, said Paul Edelman, deputy director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the state of California in the United States founded in 1979 and dedicated to the acquisition of land in the Santa Susana and Santa Monica Mountains and the Simi Hills, north and west of Los Angeles, for preservation as open , in charge of natural resources and planning. ``There are a lot of parcels in that region,'' Edelman said. ``We're trying to buy up land between Route 14 and Soledad Canyon Road to connect the two portions of the Angeles.'' The gem is a wildlife corridor beneath the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. (14) that will provide a path for mountain lions, badgers, bears, deer and smaller mammals to traverse the region between the two segments of the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los , Edelman said. Other parcels lie near Castaic Creek; near Ritter rit·ter n. pl. ritter A knight. [German, from Middle High German riter, from Middle Dutch ridder, from r Ranch, a 7,200-home development in western Palmdale; and between Pearblossom and the national forest boundary. About half the parcels border the Angeles or other federal property. ``It's good open space and with tax defaulted land you get it at such a great price,'' he said. Edelman said the deals are expected to close in late February. He was hesitant to talk about particulars before the sales are final. The county Board of Supervisors The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. approved a deal last week that allows the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, the conservancy's acquisition and operations arm, to buy 24 parcels of various sizes for some $760,000. The bulk of the properties is in the North County - primarily in the San Gabriel and Sierra Pelona ranges, according to the county assessor's office. The prices cover taxes owed - some since 1990 - as well as fines and administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. . The conservation authority is a public entity established in 1985. It works in partnership with the state conservancy to preserve and manage wilderness in the Los Angeles area, including parkland, open space, watershed land, trails and wildlife habitats. Patricia Farrell Aidem, (661) 257-5251 pat.aidem(at)dailynews.com |
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