COUNCIL OKS CONTENTIOUS BROOKFIELD HOMES DEVELOPMENT.Byline: Judy O'Rourke 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, - The City Council took little time Tuesday night in tentatively approving a 499-home development in Plum Canyon that has prompted opposing camps of Canyon Country neighbors to battle over whose street will get the traffic from the new neighborhood. Council members closed the public hearing after one session on Tuesday, saying they grasped the issue that spawned dueling petitions - and unanimously approved Brookfield Homes' $100 million project. "The (project) has been reviewed adequately," said Councilman Bob Kellar. Area residents may have input on the means chosen to "calm" the traffic on Ermine Street Ermine Street, Saxon name for the Roman road in Britain that ran from London to Lincoln and York. It was one of the four main highways of Saxon England. The name is derived from the Earningas, a group of people who inhabited an area in Cambridgeshire through which , which could see a rise in daily vehicle trips from about 80 a day to 2,000 a day. In November, the city Planning Commission shunned city traffic engineers' recommendations to extend Ermine Street in favor of its residents' pleas to keep the dead-end street as is. The engineers recommended extending Ermine ermine, name for a number of northern species of weasel having white coats in winter, and highly prized for their white fur. It most commonly refers to the white phase of Mustela erminea, called short-tailed weasel in North America and stoat in the Old World. to reduce congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. on three feeder streets into the neighborhood. The Keystone project will provide $36 million in public amenities, including a five-acre public park, deeding sites to the YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. and the William S. Hart Union High School District for a junior high school, and contributing $2 million toward performing arts centers at Saugus and Canyon high schools. judy.orourke(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5255 |
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