DEVELOPER SEEKING PERMIT TO RAZE TREES.Byline: Sonia Giordani Daily News Staff Writer Ancient oaks that for centuries have been home to bobcats, coyotes, owls and other wildlife may be razed raze also rase tr.v. razed also rased, raz·ing also ras·ing, raz·es also ras·es 1. To level to the ground; demolish. See Synonyms at ruin. 2. To scrape or shave off. 3. to make way for a flood-control basin to support nearby Lang Ranch. But in seeking a permit to start work, the Ventura County Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. Agency must clear an environmental review from the Army Corps of Engineers, and that might not be easy. ``We have to coordinate with various agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and and the water quality board. Those agencies are the stewards of the environment, so any environmental impact issues will be studied,'' said Mona Lee Goss n. 1. Gorse. , spokeswoman for the Army Corps' 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. office. For years, environmentalists, city officials and Lang Ranch developers butted heads over whether the Lang Creek bed could support detention and debris basins to handle water and flotsam A name for the goods that float upon the sea when cast overboard for the safety of the ship or when a ship is sunk. Distinguished from jetsam (goods deliberately thrown over to lighten ship) and ligan (goods cast into the sea attached to a buoy). from upstream. Those early concerns may resurface re·sur·face v. re·sur·faced, re·sur·fac·ing, re·sur·fac·es v.tr. To cover with a new surface: resurfacing a road; resurfaced the floor. v.intr. in this latest environmental review, with the corps soliciting public comment through Tuesday. The corps' review focuses on 1-1/2 acres, most of which are wetlands that support wildlife. Ray Sauvajot, a local biologist who until recently lived in the Knolls Apartments facing the oak grove Oak grove may refer to
Oak Grove is a common name for several places in the United States of America. , says the project has always baffled him. ``I was stunned to learn about it. It was unbelievable to me that anyone would consider removing so many mature oak trees,'' said Sauvajot, who spoke against the plan during during Planning Commission and City Council meetings in early 1995. ``Clearly, it is a really substantial piece of oak woodland with a lot of habitat value because it's so close to the stream,'' he said. As part of their contract with the city, Lang Ranch developers agreed to build a flood control basin to support homes they planned to build upstream. The initial proposal to remove about 140 oaks drew heavy criticism, so Lang Ranch officials offered to reduce it to just under 100 trees. The council ultimately authorized the removal of up to 80 oaks. ``The hybrid, reduced-impact alternative went some way to make the plan better and more acceptable,'' Sauvajot said. ``But it certainly wasn't the ideal.'' County officials in charge of the project could not be reached for comment, but city officials said much has been done to mitigate the environmental impact. ``This type of detention basin needs to be built in the Lang Ranch area because of deficiencies in drainage facilities and because of the increased runoff from the developments,'' City Engineer Gil Pableo said. ``We are trying to preserve as many of the oaks as we possibly can perhaps by some unique construction of the basins,'' Pableo said. |
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