STATE OK'S BUYOUT DEAL FOR AHMANSON.Byline: Rachel Uranga Staff Writer State officials signed off Friday on the $150 million purchase of Ahmanson Ranch - clearing the last bureaucratic hurdle to preserve the 2,800 acres of Ventura County land once slated for suburban development. Meeting in Sacramento, the California Public Works Board unanimously approved the acquisition from Washington Mutual, leaving only the sales contract Sales Contract Contract between a seller and buyer for the sale of goods, services, or both. between the landowner and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the state of California in the United States founded in 1979 and dedicated to the acquisition of land in the Santa Susana and Santa Monica Mountains and the Simi Hills, north and west of Los Angeles, for preservation as open to be signed. Washington Mutual spokesman Tim McGarry said the paperwork should be signed ``in the near future.'' And Rorie Skei, chief deputy director of the conservancy, predicted escrow would close on the sprawling hills near Calabasas by the end of November. ``It's saved,'' said Mary Wiesbrook, founder of Save Our Open Space, who helped wage a decade-long battle to preserve the land and is planning a party for its defenders. Plans are already under way for the pristine expanse, which had been at the center of a fierce battle between environmentalist environmentalist a person with an interest and knowledge about the interaction of humans and animals with the environment. and developers, Skei said. Rangers will be assigned to the area, and trails will be identified for public use. ``The instant escrow closes, the floodgates don't open but very soon after there will be ample opportunity for public use,'' she said. The conservancy staff is also looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to protect endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. on the site, including the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. spineflower, a dime-size, yellow-and-white flower that was believed to be extinct. Washington Mutual agreed to sell the land for $20 million less than the property's $170 million assessed value, after years of pressure from environmentalist and a decade fighting lawsuits from surrounding cities that claimed the 3,050-home project would cause traffic and pollution. Funds from Proposition 50, a $3.4 billion statewide water bond measure intended to protect watersheds and wetlands in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, financed the deal which was announced last month. ``This is going to be a wonderful acquisition for the people of Southern California and all the plants and animals Plants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal, comprised of guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque, and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woodley.[1] They are signed to Secret City Records. for the future,'' Skei said. Rachel Uranga, (805) 583-7602 rachel.uranga(at)dailynews.com |
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