RESIDENTS PROTEST HOME DEPOT TUJUNGA, SUNLAND CITIZENS FEAR NOISE, HEAVY TRAFFIC.Byline: SUE DOYLE Doyle , Sir Arthur Conan 1859-1930. British writer known chiefly for a series of stories featuring the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes, including The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902). Staff Writer VAN NUYS -- Wearing matching ``No Home Depot'' T-shirts, more than 100 people rallied Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant against plans to locate a hardware superstore su·per·store n. A very large retail store that stocks highly diversified merchandise, such as groceries, toys, and camera equipment, or a wide variety of mechandise in a specific product line, such as computers or sporting goods. in a converted Kmart For the Australasian department store chain, see Kmart Australia. "K-Mart" is also a nickname for NBA player Kenyon Martin. Kmart is a chain of department stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. . During a hearing at Van Nuys City Hall, Tujunga and Sunland Sunland may refer to:
Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , which they fear will bring noise and heavy traffic. ``There are six hardware stores within a 15-minute radius of our area, but we can't buy underwear within a 20-minute radius,'' said Debi Statland of Tujunga. Opponents challenged a permit issued by the city that allows Home Depot to make basic modifications to the Foothill Boulevard The following streets are named Foothill Boulevard:
The residents argued that work of that magnitude requires environmental impact reports and traffic studies, but they said Home Depot has avoided such public review. ``I don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. have the money to have the Department of Building and Safety to back me up -- they do,'' said Mary Benson, vice president of the Sun Valley Neighborhood Council, who came to support the Sunland and Tujunga residents. No one from the city's Department of Building and Safety, which issued the permit, appeared at the hearing. Home Depot attorney Cindy Starrett of Latham and Watkins argued that the project does meet the permit's scope. Gary Booher, a city associate zoning administrator, heard five hours of testimony Friday and said he will issue a decision in about two weeks. Some Home Depot proponents argued that the room full of community activists was actually a front for Do it Center, a competing hardware chain represented by the same Westlake Village law firm as the residents. There is a Do it Center on Foothill Boulevard in Tujunga. Attorney Mark Sellers, who represents the opponents, said he is representing Do it Center with the permit appeal, and that residents approached him separately on the same issue. He said both sides are sharing the costs for his services. ``These people came on their own free will,'' Sellers said. ``Certainly Do it is concerned that if Home Depot comes in, they would close.'' sue.doyle(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3746 CAPTION(S): map Map: Proposed Home Depot |
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