COUNTY, CITY PLAN NEW FIRE STATIONS COUNCIL VOTES MONDAY ON 2 PALMDALE FACILITIES.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer PALMDALE - A proposed agreement between Palmdale and 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 calls for building long-awaited fire stations in east and west Palmdale. Under the agreement that comes Monday before the City Council, Palmdale will contribute $130,000 more toward road work and utility lines to support the stations. The city has already contributed $607,000 toward the projects. Station 93 is to be built at 55th Street East and Avenue R, next to Domenic Massari Park; Station 136 will be built near Town Center Drive and Bolz Ranch ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. Road in the Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Vista area. ``We're going to put them up as quickly as possible,'' said Deputy Fire Chief Gary Lockhart. ``We are anxious to get them moving.'' The cost of the stations won't be known until bids are received, but they will cost roughly $4 million each. About 24 percent of Station 93 and 29 percent of Station 136 will be paid for through a public safety fund set up by the city's redevelopment agency in 1993. Under the proposed agreement, construction would start 14 months after the agreement is approved by both the county and the city. Construction would be completed no later than 38 months after the agreement is finalized See finalization. . Negotiations for the stations have been going on for several years. Recently the talks have focused on whether the county could establish interim stations versus permanent structures. The county had favored interim buildings, but city officials balked balk v. balked, balk·ing, balks v.intr. 1. To stop short and refuse to go on: The horse balked at the jump. 2. , stating there were no guarantees on when permanent structures would be built. ``We didn't want to be looking at a temporary building five years from now,'' said Mayor Jim Ledford. ``This gives us first-class facilities that build quality into the community.'' Under the proposed agreement, the additional city-financed improvements would include the removal of curbing and sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network. to construct driveways, construction of the driveways, extension of sewer lines Noun 1. sewer line - a main in a sewage system sewer main main - a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage , installation of fire hydrants and water lines. The Fire Department and the city are also considering building two other stations, one in the area of 47th Street East and Pearblossom Highway and a replacement station for the downtown firehouse. Those projects have a lower priority, however. Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com |
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