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DAM STUDY SPLITS COUNCIL.


Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer

THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown.  - The City Council isn't scheduled to receive a consultant's study on an alternative to the Lang Ranch Dam until Tuesday, but some members are already bickering bick·er  
intr.v. bick·ered, bick·er·ing, bick·ers
1. To engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel; squabble. See Synonyms at argue.

2.
 about the report.

Councilwoman Linda Parks For the DC Comics character, see .

Linda Park (born July 9, 1978) is a Korean American actress who is best known for her portrayal of communications officer character Hoshi Sato in the television series .
 - who pushed the idea for the alternate plan and convinced her colleagues to approve hiring a consultant to study whether the project would be feasible - said she believes the analysis may be incomplete.

In a letter sent last month to City Manager MaryJane Lazz, Parks complained that soil and groundwater tests had not been conducted for the alternate project. Parks had sought the study in her efforts to stop a 66-foot-high dam and 1,200-foot-long retention basin Noun 1. retention basin - a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream
catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershed, basin - the entire geographical
 from displacing an ancient oak grove Oak grove may refer to
  • Oak Grove, a placename in (particularly) the United States.
  • sacred grove, a feature of paganism in Europe.

Oak Grove is a common name for several places in the United States of America.
.

``I'm quite disappointed,'' Parks said Wednesday. ``If they are not going to bother to check, it's safe to assume they are not going to give the site proper credence.''

But Mayor Dan Del Campo said that while the study is not completed, he believes the consultant will do the appropriate work.
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