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DISTRICT IN DISPUTE WITH DEVELOPER; HART MAY SUE TO FORCE PAYMENT FOR IMPACTS.


Byline: Amy Collins Daily News Staff Writer

The Hart high school Hart High School may refer to:
  • Hart High School — Newhall, California
  • Hart High School — Hart, Michigan
  • Hart County High School — Munfordville, Kentucky
  • Hart County High School — Hartwell, Georgia
 district is expected Monday to throw a wrench into The Newhall Land and Farming Company's plans to build more North River homes, saying it may sue to force the developer to pay for new schools.

``It's not legally possible to approve that project,'' Alex Bowie, attorney for the William S. Hart Union High School District, said Friday. The same goes for other Newhall Land developments, including Newhall Ranch and Westridge, he said.

Newhall Land is scheduled Monday to seek approval from the 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 Regional Planning regional planning: see city planning.  Commission to build 458 homes northeast of Valencia High School Valencia High School may refer to:
  • Valencia High School (Placentia, California), a public high school in Placentia, California.
  • Valencia High School (Santa Clarita, California), a public high school in Santa Clarita, California.
 for a project called Decoro Highlands. The request was expected to sail through the commission last month, but was delayed with questions on parking, loss of oak trees and school impacts.

Under county and state laws, a developer is obligated ob·li·gate  
tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates
1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force.

2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige.
 to pay the local school district the costs of building schools needed for children expected to live in the new homes.

Hart is seeking a contract that would obligate obligate /ob·li·gate/ (ob´li-gat) pertaining to or characterized by the ability to survive only in a particular environment or to assume only a particular role, as an obligate anaerobe.  Newhall Land to pay $5,600 per single-family home and $2,100 per multifamily unit, said Robert Lee, Hart superintendent.

Newhall Land wants to pay less, he said.

Part of the dispute has been about what amenities - such as gymnasiums and auditoriums - can be added in the school costs a developer must cover.

``I think it's just a matter of time and we'll have an agreement,'' Lee said, but added that the school board is now treating the issue as potential litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
.

Marlee Lauffer, the spokeswoman for Newhall Land, confirmed the company will be presenting a proposal on school mitigation to the commission Monday, but she declined to reveal terms of the plan.

The project the commission gets Monday will be slightly different than the one it saw a month ago, according to George Malone, the planner for the county handling Decoro. The redesign removes two condominium units and allows for better guest parking but still calls for the removal of all the oak trees on the 70-acre site, he said. Decoro Highlands would still include a paseo system and private recreation areas.
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Date:Jun 8, 1997
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