CITY FIGURES WAYS TO FUND ROAD PLAN.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, - A key section of Golden Valley Road will be built - along with 150 homes and a pedestrian A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case historically. History Walking is the primary means of human locomotion. bridge - after the City Council agreed to seek a loan to pay for the road. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve the Newhall Partners' development after wrangling over the details of the project, located between Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling and Green Mountain Road along the proposed Golden Valley Road. Council members struggled for three hours to devise a mechanism to pay for the $7.5 million section of road, resolve residents' concerns about truck traffic, the number of lanes of Golden Valley Road, drainage drainage, in agriculture drainage, in agriculture, the removal of excess water from the soil, either by a system of surface ditches, or by underground conduits if required by soil conditions and land contour. problems, pedestrian crossings and parkland. ``This road is the council's highest priority,'' Councilwoman Laurene Weste said. ``We're too close to let this slip away.'' Newhall Partners will pay for the construction of the road, and then be reimbursed by the city. The developer is responsible for any cost overruns Noun 1. cost overrun - excess of cost over budget; "the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget" cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor . The council agreed to repay the developer $1.65 million once the road is completed and dedicated by the city, which is expected to happen at the end of next year. In July 2002, the city will pay the developer another $1.65 million. That money could come from other development fees, or a loan to the city. Newhall Partners also will get an additional $2.13 million in credits, which it will sell to other developers in the Canyon Country and Saugus area. ``I'm very pleased,'' said Bob Cristiano of Newhall Partners. ``It's been a long process.'' The city also agreed to pay for at least half of a pedestrian bridge over Sierra Highway. Residents told both the 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 and the council that they were concerned about having to cross that busy road to get to local schools and pools. The bridge, similar to bridges in Valencia, is expected to cost $400,000. Developers have agreed to contribute $200,000 for the bridge. It also appeared that Newhall Partners had reached an agreement with the William S William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack . Hart Union High School District over the school impact fees. The validity of agreements reached in 1990 between the school district and a previous property owner will be determined through arbitration, and Newhall Partners will give the district a 1.7-acre parcel of land near the new La Mesa La Mesa (lə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 52,931), San Diego co., S Calif., a suburb of San Diego; inc. 1912. It is a retail center and a popular residence for upper- and middle-income professionals in the San Diego area. Junior High School and sell a 2.75-acre lot near the new Golden Valley High School to the district for $50,000. The agreement also settles a dispute with the school district over another Newhall Partners' development in Friendly Valley. |
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