ARENA PLAN UNDER FIRE.Byline: Heather MacDonald 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, - Placerita Canyon residents said their campaign to derail de·rail intr. & tr.v. de·railed, de·rail·ing, de·rails 1. To run or cause to run off the rails. 2. a planned 1,200-seat arena on The Master's College History The Master's College was founded as Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary on May 25, 1927 to meet the need for a fundamental Baptist school on the West Coast. campus is just getting started, despite the college's assurances that the building would pose no problems. Dozens of opponents of the plan packed the Santa Clarita Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle meeting Tuesday night and bombarded the commissioners with concerns that the 26,000-square-foot building will ruin the rural nature of their neighborhood. ``It makes a huge statement that so many of you are here, especially since the Olympics are on,'' said the commission chairman, Dennis Ostrom. Opponents of the plan had to be quieted by Ostrom several times throughout the meeting. Many snickered at claims that the project would not create traffic problems in the neighborhood. ``We're going to fight this,'' said Betty Morrison, who lives across from the proposed arena on Placeritos Boulevard near Quigley Canyon Road. The commissioners did not take a vote and will resume discussion of the issue Nov. 7. They directed the city staff to give them more information on the community's septic septic /sep·tic/ (sep´tik) pertaining to sepsis. sep·tic adj. 1. Of, relating to, having the nature of, or affected by sepsis. 2. system, public safety, parking, traffic and Placerita Canyon Special Standards District, which allows for restrictive zoning. The arena would be used for morning chapel three times a week and for special Christmas, homecoming Homecoming Odyssey concerning Odysseus’s difficulties in getting home after war. [Gk. Myth.: Odyssey] You Can’t Go Home Again revisiting his home town, a writer is disillusioned by what he sees. [Am. Lit. and springtime gatherings, as well as an annual Bible conference. Those events are now held in the college gymnasium gymnasium In Germany, a state-maintained secondary school that prepares pupils for higher academic education. This type of nine-year school originated in Strasbourg in 1537. . ``It's really going to be an asset to the community,'' said Rick Weller, the college's director of community relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities. 2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities. . The commission appeared receptive to one of the requests from opponents. Several critics, including Valerie Thomas, president of the Newhall County Water District and a Placerita Canyon resident, want the college to create a master plan for the entire campus before constructing any more buildings. If approved, the arena will be used only for school functions and could not be rented out for concerts or other events without the city officials' approval, said city planner Jason Smisko. That would limit the number of visitors to the arena and reduce the number needing to park cars near the building, Smisko said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Rick Wahler, left, community relations director, and Paul Plew, Music Department chairman, are spearheading The Master's College's plan for a 1,200-seat auditorium on campus. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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