COMMISSION BACKING NEW OPEN-AIR MALL.Byline: - Daily News The plan for the long-awaited Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. mall cleared one of its final hurdles Wednesday Wednesday: see week. night, with 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 unanimously voting to recommend construction of the Mediterranean-style mall, along with 500 upscale apartments. Before construction of the 641,000-square-foot, open-air mall north of the Ronald Reagan Freeway can begin, the City Council must approve the developer's plans. ``This project has been a lot of years in the coming,'' said Richard Kunz, chair of the planning commission, shortly before approving the commission's final recommendations. ``This is where we want the city going, to be a full-service city with all the amenities.'' The council - which has spent tens of thousands of dollars over the last decade attempting to woo would-be developers - is expected to approve the plan when it takes it up Sept 29. During Wednesday night's three-hour hearing, John Gilchrist John Gilchrist may refer to:
congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. along the Ronald Reagan Freeway until the freeway is widened around 2008. The mall is expected to be completed by 2005. |
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