American Land Conservancy to Purchase Vista Pacifica Property.Business & News Editors/Environmental Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2000 American Land Conservancy The mission of American Land Conservancy is to conserve landscapes that represent the very best ecological, scenic, cultural, recreational and agricultural resources for people and wildlife. (ALC) announced today that it will close escrow on the $41,100,000, 68-acre Vista Pacifica Property located in the Baldwin Hills in Culver City, California Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 38,816. The community is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles but also has a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. , on Wednesday, December 27, 2000. ALC President Harriet Burgess will be joining Senator Kevin Murray, Assemblymember Herb Wesson, Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, State Parks Director Rusty Areias and 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 Executive Director Joe Edmiston, on Thursday, December 21 at 11:00 AM, to announce the impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. purchase for the benefit of California State Parks This is a list of state parks and reserves in the California state park system. Jump to: External links A : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Funded in part by the "Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000" (Proposition 12), and Los Angeles County Proposition A funds, this acquisition will preserve the site for public enjoyment in perpetuity. The largest project in Governor Gray Davis's urban parks initiative, the new parkland will be the centerpiece for a new "Central Park" for the 10 Million residents of the Los Angeles basin The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles as well as its southern and southeastern suburbs (both in Los Angeles . Vista Pacifica will be acquired by ALC and then transferred in part (58-acres) to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy on behalf of State Parks and in part (10-acres) to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy on behalf of the Baldwin Hills Regional Conservation Authority, a joint powers authority A Joint Powers Authority (JPA) is an institution permitted under the laws of some states of the USA, whereby two or more public authorities (e.g. local governments, or utility or transport districts) can operate collectively. . The property will ultimately be jointly owned and operated by State Parks and the Baldwin Hills Regional Conservation Authority. A national, private, non-profit organization founded in 1990, ALC works in close partnership with communities, private land owners, local land trusts, public land agencies, and elected officials to create effective conservation solutions for threatened land and water resources. For a downloadable map and photographs go to www.alcnet.org/vistapacifica.html. |
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