CITY PROMISED JOBS AND REVENUE FROM ANNEXATION.Byline: Sherry Joe Crosby Daily News Staff Writer Santa Clarita's largest annexation annexation, in international law, formal act by which a state asserts its sovereignty over a territory previously outside its jurisdiction. Many kinds of territory have been subject to annexation, chief among them those inhabited by settlers of the annexing power, of industrial land is expected to bring 10,500 jobs to the city over the next 10 to 20 years under a tentative agreement with the landowner, Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Corp. In negotiating the agreement to annex an·nex tr.v. an·nexed, an·nex·ing, an·nex·es 1. To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing. 2. the 377-acre industrial complex in Rye Canyon, the city also expects to generate 10,500 new jobs and bring an estimated $620,000 in tax revenues during the next 10 to 20 years, city officials said. ``It provides additional tax support, it provides other services needed in the community and it provides for road enhancement to that area,'' Assistant City Manager Ken Pulskamp said. The council is scheduled to adopt the agreement next month after city staff add details about environmental impacts to air quality, oak trees and open space. Despite projections of worsening wors·en tr. & intr.v. wors·ened, wors·en·ing, wors·ens To make or become worse. Noun 1. worsening - process of changing to an inferior state decline in quality, deterioration, declension air pollution and the loss of oak trees and open space, city staff recommended approval of the agreement. ``I don't like to sign off on overriding (programming) overriding - Redefining in a child class a method or function member defined in a parent class. Not to be confused with "overloading". concerns,'' said Councilwoman Jan Heidt, who wants to see more details in the agreement. ``We have to explain that to our community. Nowhere is that defined in this statement.'' To formally annex the property, the city must submit an application to the Local Agency Formation Commission, which reviews all boundary changes in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County. City officials hope to incorporate the site by September. The aerospace company, which ran a research facility on the property until a series of relocations out of state, wants to develop up to 4 million square feet of the industrial-zoned land to lease to other companies over the next 20 years. The property would be divided into 62 lots ranging in size from one acre to about nine acres and would feature 79 acres of open space as well as a trail system, child care facilities and bicycle lockers A bicycle locker is an enclosed storage unit meant to secure one bicycle. The interior of each locker is typically triangular in plan, to accommodate efficiently the wide handlebars of most bicycles. . Despite the addition of new jobs, critics fear the project will overburden o·ver·bur·den tr.v. o·ver·bur·dened, o·ver·bur·den·ing, o·ver·bur·dens 1. To burden with too much weight; overload. 2. To subject to an excessive burden or strain; overtax. n. 1. local roads in the Valencia Industrial Center. They have called for an extension of Newhall Ranch Road to the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. to help ease traffic flow between the industrial parks. ``This project has not provided for any new roads,'' said Mark Subbotin, a senior vice president of planning for Newhall Land and Farming Co. ``Instead, this project piggybacks on existing roads in the county.'' Lockheed Martin representatives said they plan to extend Rye Canyon Road, Copperhill Drive and Newhall Ranch Road. They must also complete traffic studies and make contingencies for increased traffic before obtaining building permits. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--ran in AV edijtion only--color) ``I don't lik e to sign off on overriding concerns. We have to explain that to our community.'' - Ken Pulskamp assistant city manager (2--ran in AV edition only--color) ``I don't like to sign off on overriding concerns.'' - Jan Heidt city councilwoman |
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