CONSERVED WILDERNESS PROPERTY DEDICATED.Byline: Nicholas Grudin Staff Writer GLENDALE - With the lush Verdugo Mountains The Verdugo Mountains are a small mountain range located just south of the western San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County, Southern California, The United States of America (USA). The range is commonly known simply as the Verdugos. as a backdrop, city, state and community leaders Saturday dedicated a 240-acre plot of wilderness for conservation in Glendale. Last week, escrow escrow Instrument, such as a deed, money, or property, that constitutes evidence of obligations between two or more parties and is held by a third party. It is delivered by the third party only upon fulfillment of some condition. closed on the $25.5 million Oakmont View V purchase - property that less than a year ago was fated for a 550-home development. It is owned by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the state of California in the United States founded in 1979 and dedicated to the acquisition of land in the Santa Susana and Santa Monica Mountains and the Simi Hills, north and west of Los Angeles, for preservation as open and was bought with money from the city of Glendale and state funding. With Saturday's ceremony, the land officially is called the Verdugo Mountains Open Space Preserve. ``This is a great victory for the people of Glendale - we're doing a great service to future generations by preserving this land,'' said state Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. Dario Frommer Dario Frommer (born October 22, 1963 in Long Beach, California) was a member of the California State Assembly from 2000 until 2006. He served as Majority Leader from 2004 until 2006. Frommer also served as Chair of the Health Committee. , D-Glendale. Saturday, for the first time since the purchase was announced, everyone involved in the years-long controversy and negotiation congregated at the base of the mountainous property - home to wildlife including bobcats, deer, snakes and songbirds - to celebrate. ``The purchase of the Oakmont property is an accomplishment for the entire community, and it sets a pace for Glendale to preserve the natural beauty of the city. We're all winners,'' said Odalis Suarez, the founder of Volunteers Organized In Conserving the Environment, a group that has persistently opposed development in the Verdugo Mountains. Dec. 10, after years of wrangling between environmentalists, developers and public officials, the city of Glendale and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy purchased the Oakmont View V property from Gregg's Artistic Homes, which had proposed to build a major residential development on the untouched land. ``This is an issue that has divided the community for the past decade,'' said City Manager Jim Starbird. ``It gives us an opportunity to get past this issue, which has taken up so much time and energy over the past couple of years.'' ``Based on national standards, our per capita [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals. acreage of park land and open space is far below where it should be, so the addition of this open space is helpful in meeting that standard,'' said Park Ranger A park ranger is a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands, forests (then called a forest ranger), wilderness areas, as well as other natural resources and protected cultural resources. Supervisor Russ Hauck. After an hourlong hour·long or hour-long adj. Lasting an hour: an hourlong television episode. Adj. 1. presentation, hikes through the property were offered to the more than 150 in attendance. CAPTION(S): photo, map Photo: State and city officials unveil Saturday the new name of the Oakmont View V property, which was purchased from a developer for conservation. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Map: Oakmont site |
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