TRACT FOES MOUNT DELAYING ACTION.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer Ventura County and Santa Clara River Valley The Santa Clara River Valley is a rural region of eastern Ventura County, California and northwest Los Angeles County, California that is named for the Santa Clara River which winds through the valley before emptying into the Pacific Ocean between the cities of Oxnard and Ventura. leaders fear concerns over the proposed Newhall Ranch housing development are being ignored, so they are pushing 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. County planners to delay action on the environmental impact report. Fillmore, Santa Paula and county leaders want the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission to postpone by two months a vote that could come as early as Dec. 17. ``We will continue to protest that development until Los Angeles County recognizes that we have a say-so in this development because it will impact Ventura County,'' said Supervisor Frank Schillo. The Ventura County Board of Supervisors 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. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. is scheduled to vote today on a resolution seeking the delay. Ventura County and city officials are gravely concerned that the 24,351-unit development would create massive traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. on California 126, downgrade the air quality, and allow for less-than-pristine storm water to run off into the Santa Clara River Santa Clara River may refer to:
Another concern is where the development will get water for both drinking and irrigating. The Newhall Land and Farming Company The Newhall Land and Farming Company is a land management company based in Valencia, California, United States. The company is responsible for the master community planning of Valencia, as well as the management of farm land elsewhere in the state. , based in Valencia, plans to rely on three water sources: the State Water Project, which imports from Northern California; groundwater supplies; and reclaimed water. ``It's something of unprecedented scope, even for Los Angeles County,'' said John Buse, a staff attorney for the Environmental Defense Center in Ventura. ``It represents a new town.'' Marlee Lauffer, a Newhall spokeswoman, said her company sponsored about a dozen hearings before Los Angeles County planners since October 1996 and hosted community task force meetings in both counties. ``We've been able to respond to all the issues identified by Ventura County,'' she said. The project would sit on approximately 12,000 acres of land between the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. and the Ventura-Los Angeles county line. With 200 of those acres in an unincorporated portion of Ventura County, north of Piru, supervisors are considering a lawsuit to halt the massive project if their concerns are not addressed. ``If they don't listen to us, I guess we'll have to get a judge,'' said Schillo. Lauffer said the developer hopes to break ground around the year 2000. She said the project would be developed in increments over a 25-year period. |
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