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CIVIC FORUM SET ON AREA UPGRADE.


The city of 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,  will hold a meeting Thursday Thursday: see week.  to ask residents to help make a priority list of the city's infrastructure needs. It's boring, but important; it includes roads, traffic signals, parks and trails, sewer SEWER. Properly a trench artificially made for the purpose of carrying water into the sea, river, or some other place of reception. Public sewers are, in general, made at the public expense. Crabb, R. P. Sec. 113.  and water systems.

City research and past community meetings have culled the following assessments:

The price tag:

In 10 years, Santa Clarita has spent about $110 million on infrastructure.

The survey says . . .

A poll taken in October determined Santa Clarita's top concerns:

1. open space

2. street lights (tie)

2. trails (tie)

4. sidewalks (tie)

4. traffic controls (tie)

4. parks (tie)

7. streets and sewers

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76 acres of parks and trails are available in the city

Santa Clarita wants 5 acres of parks per 1,000 residents

The deficit: 697 acres

Road inventory:

230 miles of streets

70 miles of arterials and secondary highways

75 signals

9,781 street lights

Areas with biggest deficiencies in streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, landscaped medians and streetlights:

1. Valencia

2. Saugus

3. Newhall

4. Northbridge

5. Valencia Industrial Center

6. Friendly Valley

7. Sand Canyon

8. Placerita Canyon

Sewer scenario:

Santa Clarita generates 14.6 million gallons per day of wastewater.

The city's two wastewater treatment plants Wastewater treatment plant also called wastewater treatment works
  • Sewage treatment – treatment and disposal of human waste.
  • Industrial wastewater treatment – the treatment of wet wastes from manufacturing industry and commerce including mining, quarrying and
 have a capacity to treat 15.7 million gallons per day, with short-term Short-term

Any investments with a maturity of one year or less.


short-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss on the value of an asset that has been held less than a specified period of time.
 plans to increase to 19.1 million gallons and long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
 capacity at 28.1 million gallons.

By 2000, the city is expected to generate 31.8 million gallons per day.

The city's Infrastructure Master Plan Community Open House will be held Thursday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd.
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Date:Apr 22, 1997
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