STORE OF CONTENTION MEETING ON MARKET DELAYED MAY 30 HEARING DATE TO GIVE MORE PEOPLE CHANCE TO TESTIFY.Byline: Troy Anderson Staff Writer 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. - Despite the appearance of dozens of Acton townspeople, the county Regional Planning regional planning: see city planning. Commission decided Wednesday to postpone a hearing on a controversial Albertson's supermarket. Regional Planning Commission Chairman George Pederson said the commission rescheduled the hearing for May 30 in 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, in order to give more people a chance to testify. ``Everybody will have an opportunity now and a lot more people will be able to testify because of the time of day and the location,'' Pederson said. ``It will be a lot more convenient.'' The hearing, which will discuss Albertson's request to sell alcoholic beverages
Albertson's officials had originally submitted a note to the commission saying they needed more time and wanted the hearing delayed. Albertson's officials told commissioners Wednesday they didn't need more time, but the hearing was rescheduled anyway, county regional planning assistant Maria Masis said. Acton residents showed up Wednesday in Los Angeles wearing anti-Albertson's shirts to protest the supermarket, which they said would hurt existing business and draw traffic off the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. into their quiet town. Many of the residents traveled by Metrolink train to the downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or meeting. Proposed at Crown Valley and Antelope Woods roads, the supermarket was approved by county officials last April without notice. After learning belatedly about the project, opponents are hoping to kill it by convincing the planning commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle to forbid it from selling alcohol. Planning staffers recommended approval of the liquor license. Planners say they have received 119 letters in opposition to the project and 28 in favor. The Acton Town Council has come out against it. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color in AV edition only) Acton residents board a Metrolink at Vincent Station to attend a hearing in Los Angeles on Albertson's plans to sell liquor at its proposed Acton supermarket, which they oppose. The meeting was later rescheduled. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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