RESIDENTS ANGERED BY LOSS OF OLD OAKS TO HOMES PROJECT.Byline: Gregory J. Wilcox Staff Writer CHATSWORTH - A residential developer's felling of oak trees has outraged homeowners who claim some were more than 200 years old and that the action was taken without Centex Homes or City Councilman Greig Smith Greig Smith is a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 12th District, which includes Granada Hills, Northridge and other parts of the Western San Fernando Valley. Smith is also a reserve officer for the Los Angeles Police Department. giving them proper notice and information. ``I'm not really political. I don't usually get into this kind of stuff, but this is really wrong,'' said Judy White as a big earthmover earth·mov·er n. A machine, such as a bulldozer or backhoe, that is used for digging or pushing earth. earth chewed at the hilltop behind her Nevada Avenue home this week. She hosted a meeting Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. of 30 concerned Chatsworth residents and has been distributing letters about the situation throughout the neighborhood west of Topanga Canyon Boulevard between Plummer and Lassen streets. It also caught the Chatsworth Neighborhood Council by surprise. ``We should know what's going on Verb 1. know what's going on - be well-informed be on the ball, be with it, know the score, know what's what know - know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?" ,'' said council member Andre van der Valk Van der Valk was a British television series made by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris Piet van der Valk. , who also serves on the group's Design Review Board. Centex executives did not return numerous calls. The company is building 29 single-family homes, 119 condominiums and some type of commercial building on the parcel. Smith defended the project and his handling of the situation, saying his staff responded to all complaints, including White's. ``We asked all the questions she asked and she just doesn't like the answers she gets. Centex has followed the letter of the law. They have done nothing improper.'' According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. city documents, the development was approved April 28, 1988. The permit deadline was extended several times and the property changed hands several times. Centex beat an April 28, 2004, deadline to move forward. Althea Gallat, an Acorn Street resident, was among those who got a three-sentence letter from Centex dated April 25 signed by Mike Gerald, project manager for land development at Centex Homes LA/Ventura Division. It said grading was about to begin, but tree-cutting wasn't mentioned. ``That's what the whole neighborhood is crying out for: information,'' Gallat said. Gregory J. Wilcox, (818) 713-3743 greg.wilcox(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, map Photo: Chatsworth residents Larry and Althea Gallat stand near their backyard gazebo gazebo Lookout in the form of a turret, cupola (small, lanternlike dome), or garden house set on a height to give an extensive view. Few late-18th- and 19th-century rustic gazebos survive, but 17th-century turrets built up in an angle of the garden wall are not uncommon. as earthmovers cut away at the hillside Hillside may refer to: Places
John Lazar/Staff Photographer Map: Site of oak trees |
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