BURBANK PREVIEWS REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.Byline: Lee Condon Daily News Staff Writer The city of Burbank has unveiled an ambitious $229 million plan to develop a recreational park, regional transit center and child-care facility in one of the community's most blighted blight n. 1. a. Any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues. b. areas. The redevelopment project would be constructed in a 467-acre commercial area along San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the in the southeastern corner of the city and is expected to generate $545 million in tax revenue over 45 years, officials said. ``It's an area we've neglected,'' said Councilman Bob Kramer. ``The south San Fernando Road corridor is the most blighted in the city. We have people who have abandoned businesses. At one time it was home to a bunch of car dealers. The car dealers eventually went broke.'' The Burbank City Council ordered its Community Development Department late Tuesday to start presenting its draft San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Redevelopment Plan to affected businesses and residents. The project area is populated pop·u·late tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization; people. 2. by a hodgepodge hodge·podge n. A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble. [Alteration of Middle English hochepot, from Old French, stew; see hotchpot. of small businesses. Burbank City Manager Robert ``Bud'' Ovrom said those businesses most likely would be able to stay in the project area but would be given relocation money if it becomes necessary to make way for new development. Burbank is enjoying an office vacancy rate near zero percent, but Ovrom said this area needs major infrastructure improvements in order to draw development. The project would provide nearly $100 million for sewers, storm drains storm drain n. 1. A storm sewer. 2. A catch basin. and utility stations in the blighted area. The Burbank City Council is expected to make a decision on creating the new project area in June. The project area would be bounded roughly on the north by Burbank Boulevard, N. Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. on the west, San Fernando Road on the east and Alameda Avenue on the south. It would be the fourth project area under the supervision of the city's Community Development Department. CAPTION(S): map Map: Proposed Burbank redevelopment area |
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