RESIDENTS MIXED ABOUT AREA GROWTH.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Residents have mixed feelings about the effects of growth in Santa Clarita - happy about new businesses in the area, but concerned about traffic jams, school overcrowding overcrowding overcrowding of animal accommodation. Many countries now publish codes of practice which define what the appropriate volumetric allowances should be for each species of animal when they are housed indoors. Breaches of these codes is overcrowding. and ``too many people,'' a city-commissioned survey released Tuesday shows. Valencia residents overwhelmingly favored growth and its effect on the city's image, while the majority of Canyon Country residents said the impacts have been negative. Citywide, 51 percent of those polled favored development, while 43 percent said the effects were negative. The remainder were undecided. City identity, snob appeal snob appeal n. Qualities that seem to substantiate social or intellectual pretensions. and urban growth were among the reasons respondents favored growth during 1999. ``Didn't do well being a cow town cow town n. A small town in a cattle-raising area. Noun 1. cow town - a small town in a cattle-raising area of western North America cowtown ,'' one respondent said. But ``too many people'' and ``too crowded'' were the rallying cries Noun 1. rallying cry - a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" war cry, watchword, battle cry, cry catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan - a favorite saying of a sect or political group 2. of those who believe Santa Clarita's commercial, industrial and residential growth have gone too far. The phone survey of 310 registered voters was conducted in December by PTM PTM Post-Translational Modifications PTM Porsche Traction Management PTM Point-To-Multipoint PTM Please Tell Me PTM Packet Transfer Mode PTM Pulse-Time Modulation PTM Portugal The Man (band) PTM Predictive Technology Model Research to gauge residents' feelings on issues ranging from the redevelopment of Downtown Newhall to commuter habits. But their key concerns, 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. the poll, included quality of schools, traffic circulation, drug use among young people, crime and water quality. ``Schools and roads are always the big issues among residents,'' said Mike Haviland, Santa Clarita's economic development manager. Random phone calls yielded 60 percent female respondents, and 126 residents from Saugus, 30 from Newhall, nine from Canyon Country, seven from Valencia and 13 from other communities. The vast majority lived in single-family homes. The survey's error margin was plus or minus 5 percent. One notable find was that 53 percent of respondents said they did not work outside Santa Clarita, the lowest such response since the first city survey in 1995, Haviland said. Respondents, however, weren't asked if they indeed were employed. Also on the increase was annual household income - with 21 percent making $100,000 or more. For the most part, residents were satisfied with city services The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. saying they were ``very satisfied'' with police and fire protection, but calling for more roads, cultural arts programs and better planning and development. Cable TV service, provided by private companies through city franchises, also garnered dissatisfaction. |
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