BOARD DELAYS NEWHALL VOTE.Byline: Kathleen Sweeney 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, - At Newhall Land's request, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday postponed voting on the developer's massive Newhall Ranch project so county officials would have adequate time to review public comments. The supervisors were expected to vote next week on the 21,600-home project west of Santa Clarita, but the Department of Regional Planning regional planning: see city planning. was accepting comments on the environmental impact report on the project until Monday. ``It made sense to ask for a continuance The adjournment or postponement of an action pending in a court to a later date of the same or another session of the court, granted by a court in response to a motion made by a party to a lawsuit. to make sure all the written responses are prepared so the board has the full information,'' said Marlee Lauffer, spokeswoman for The Newhall Land and Farming Company The Newhall Land and Farming Company is a land management company based in Valencia, California, United States. The company is responsible for the master community planning of Valencia, as well as the management of farm land elsewhere in the state. . County officials also extended the public comment period until Feb. 4. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
The board has delayed voting on the project for more than a year at Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich's request because of issues raised about the development's water supply. Recently, Newhall Land entered into an agreement with a Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. County farm family to bring about 1,600 acre-feet of water to the development. Yet, this delay comes as more controversy swirls around the project. Last fall, the company was charged with illegally altering a stream bed found on the property. If found guilty, it faces up to a $1,000. ``It's not related to this,'' Lauffer said. ``We are very anxious to move forward with Newhall Ranch. We know there is a lot of information for the board to consider.'' |
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