AREA RESIDENTS TORN OVER ANNEXATION.Byline: JUDY O'ROURKE Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- As Santa Clarita considers whether to annex Castaic and Stevenson Ranch Stevenson Ranch, California (in the 91381 ZIP Code) is a Los Angeles County, USA, unincorporated community west of Santa Clarita a few miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The Stevenson Ranch fountain was redone in 2007. -- rather than see them form their own city -- strong views already have begun to emerge among residents. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich Mike Antonovich might refer to:
And the Santa Clarita City Council, which recently formed an annexation subcommittee, may help fund an independent study on the merits on the merits adj. referring to a judgment, decision or ruling of a court based upon the facts presented in evidence and the law applied to that evidence. A judge decides a case "on the merits" when he/she bases the decision on the fundamental issues and considers of annexation for westside communities -- perhaps in conjunction with the county study. But residents already are torn. ``We like Supervisor Antonovich. I think he does a great job for us,'' said Stevenson Ranch resident Martha Harding on Saturday. ``(But) I think the structure is a little unwieldy. We think it would be better to be closer to the governing body Noun 1. governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he , to be more local.'' Some note that the Santa Clarita City Council meets twice a month on weeknights while the county's Board of Supervisors convenes in 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. in the daytime. The West Ranch and Castaic town councils -- advisory bodies to Antonovich -- meet locally in the evenings. Eating lunch on the patio of a Valencia Marketplace sandwich shop, Harding's husband Rick seconded her vote for annexation. ``It seems if we're in this community we should be part of the community,'' he said. ``It doesn't make sense to me to have different tax bases in the same community.'' Sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. revenue generated within city limits helps pay for the city's parks and recreation programs and sheriff's services. The county pools tax revenues from its 88 cities and unincorporated areas to pay for improvements countywide. The city's ``Shop Santa Clarita'' campaign urges residents to spend more in town, but some are unaware Interstate 5 is a dividing line Noun 1. dividing line - a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" demarcation, contrast, line differentiation, distinction - a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to . ``I had absolutely no idea there was any difference,'' said Noelle Will, whose family lived in Stevenson Ranch for 18 months before recently moving to a bigger Valencia home. Westridge resident Darryl Pikoos, sipping coffee at a sunny table near the Hardings, said he favors annexation and is concerned his community lacks a solid police presence. Roughly 17 deputies patrol the 50-square-mile city by day, 16 deputies by night. Some five deputies patrol the 500-square-mile unincorporated area day and night. The city pays for expanded services not included in the county, such as an anti-gang unit and a program for at-risk youths, but deputies respond to emergencies valleywide. Pikoos has two children and said he also favors annexation, in part, for the city's parks program. The Santa Clarita City Council voted in March to implement a nonresident parks and recreation fee, noting the city was losing money by providing programs for those in county unincorporated territory. Castaic resident Peter Fodor said it would be costly for residents of a new westside town to foot the bill for sheriffs' and fire services
Fire Services (Chinese:消防) is a Hong Kong football club. The majority of the players are working for the Fire Services Department in Hong Kong and playing for the club on . He recalled unsuccessful efforts in the late 1970s to turn the city into its own county. Still, he is mulling the idea. ``If we annexed as a county, we'd definitely have more autonomy,'' he said. Northlake resident Mark Allan chided the city for attempting to cherry-pick a Valencia Commerce Center annexation. ``Residents don't like the idea of the city trying to poach poach damage caused to sodden pasture by the hooves of cattle and sheep. In clay soils and when the ground is sufficiently wet the damage caused by a heavy stocking rate of sheep may be very high. Said also of the take-off in front of a jump in an equitation course or a race. , pulling off prime income-producing areas of the county,'' he said. ``I think the city has to make their case for annexation. I don't think the city has made ... enough of a sales effort for the unincorporated areas.'' judy.orourke@dailynews.com (661) 257-5255 CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) Martha Harding, Stevenson Ranch (2) Rick Harding, Stevenson Ranch (3) Noelle Will, Valencia (4) Mark Allan, Northlake |
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