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VERDUGO
HILLS GOLF COURSE SITE — INFORMATION PAGE
Posted 1/19/2008
Our community is united in opposition and many
new people packed the room at North Valley City Hall this past Thursday, January 17 for the Scoping Meeting. Several city planning personnel were at the meeting to answer questions. Also attending were Dale Thrush, Jim Dantona and Jackie Keene from Councilmember Wendy Greuel's office. Mark Handel, attended on behalf of the owners, representing MWH Development along with his architect and other staff. Mr. David Somers, who conducted the meeting took time to answer a lot of questions. There was a chance after he described the process to speak with all of the parties and give input and ask questions. The current deadline for written comments to have included for the City's review process is January 31, and all concerned parties are strongly encouraged to submit their comments to the City of Los Angeles by that date which is the deadline to receive comments from the public for incorporation to the process of tthe review.
Posted 1/9/2008
Notice of Preparation - Environmental Impact Report
Public Comment Deadline EXTENDED to Jan 31, 2008!
Attend the Public Scoping Meeting
Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 6:30pm
NVCH - 7747 Foothill Blvd, Tujunga
Posted 11/29/2007
Verdugo Hills Golf Course
Notice of Preparation - Environmental Impact Report
Public Comment Deadline is Dec. 28, 2007
To view the Notice click here
Posted 10/11/2007
MWH Development has submitted an application to the City for a 223 home development.
The developer has agreed to conduct a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the development however, to our knowledge, that process has not yet begun.
There is strong support for preservation of the Verdugo Hills Golf Course between the City of Los Angeles, City of Glendale and Los Angeles County.
To view the application click here
To view the STNC's position click here
MWH Development returned to present updated plans. The new plans
are preliminary ideas and will keep all development within the existing footprint
of the current golf course site and include up to 269 residential units all attached
to each other but with separate addresses. A proposed 9-hole golf course will surround
the residential units throughout the site which are to be 4.3 units per acre. There
will be a group of "stacked flats where the driving range exists now. Of the
63 acres owned by MWH Development, 46 will remain as open space which MWH "may consider"
deeding to the City. The developer, Mr. Mark Handel stated that they recognize
this is an important issue and it will be part and parcel to the ongoing entitlement
action. Mr. Handel also commented that they intend to fully comply with the
Community Plan, unit count, clustering of
homes, slope density and what is allowed
"by right". The only deviation from
the General Plan that they are requesting
is to build an attached product versus a
multi-family detached product, as called
for in the General Plan. The reason for
"attached" is because they will then be
able to "save the golf course". Mr.
Handel is anxious to work with the community
every step of the way through this project
as well as CD2 (Wendy's office). Several
concerns were addressed regarding ingress
and egress issues and traffic issues along
Tujunga Canyon Blvd. A traffic study has
already been completed. Also, concern
that a 9-hole golf course will be economically
viable, maintenance of the grounds in the
future, desire to keep the driving range
and the design of the units. MWH has a web
site at mwhdevelopment.com and assures the
community that there will be good design.
The DAC voted to appoint
a team to work with Mr. Handel regarding
the design, colors and appearance of the
units as well as address other issues of
concern.
If you are interested
in being a part of this team, Contact DAC
Chairman, Victor Castro at e-mail: vmciv@helloworld.com
Posted 7/18/05
No News There is no new
news on the golf course. If you are interested
in the Verdugo Hills Golf Course you can:
Fill out and send in a
questionnaire.
Write a letter
to Councilwoman Wendy Greuel.
Play at the
golf course! You know the old saying: "Use it
or lose it." If the community does not play
or use the golf course why should it remain
open? Food for thought. If you do not play golf
you must know somebody who does. Buy them a
gift from the Pro Shop. Golfers love golf related
gifts even if it's just golf balls, a golf towel,
a shirt, or hat from another course. If you
don't play golf or don't know anybody who does
then consider just going into the Putt Stop
once in a while and treating yourself to a burger
or a beer.
Posted 6/20/05
Verdugo Hills Golf Course Update
Crescenta Valley Town Council Meeting, June 16
The Crescenta Valley Town Council discussed
the proposed redevelopment of Verdugo Hills Golf Course
at their meeting last night. Several councilmembers
told of having attended the June 7 meeting in Tujunga
where the developer's proposals were presented.
Councilmember Toyon said they had talked
with the developer's representative at the meeting and
made it clear that the CVTC should have been included/invited
to the June 7 meeting, that any redevelopment of VHGC
impacted their community as well as Sunland-Tujunga.
The CVTC will be notified of any future meetings.
One member who attended the June 7 meeting
said that she had discouraged prior to the meeting,
figuring that the redevelopment was a done deal. She
was impressed by the strong community turn out at the
meeting, and the vocal opposition that was expressed
that night. She came away from that meeting with more
confidence, thinking that something better could be
achieved regarding VHGC.
Bob Schiele, from the Sunland Tujunga
Neighborhood Council, spoke about the redevelopment.
The CVTC was very appreciative of the information Bob
shared with them.
The council wants to know more about what
is going on, what are the options. One member mentioned
suggested that Los Angeles County parks department should
be contacted, that the golf course is definitely a recreational
resource that should be saved. I don't remember how
it was described but something to the effect that the
ratio between parks and people is below the target range
in the Los Angeles county area.
Posted 6/13/05
Verdugo Hills Golf Course Update
We had a strong showing of over 200 people
for the Open House/Town Hall meeting on June 7th. Representatives
from many organizations showed up including Kristin
Asadourian from Wendy Greuel's office.
Dale Thrush made a presentation regarding
the current zoning of the golf course property and answered
numerous questions.
Many in attendance spoke during the "public
comment" portion of the evening; those who did
speak were against the proposed developments of the
property, although some did offer suggestions for other
usage. Please
see the meetings minutes (PDF format) for more detailed
information. Questionnaire's were passed out to
all in attendance and feedback will be made known at
a later date. (Note: Both the developers and DAC/STNC
had questionnaires.)
DAC/STNC
Questionnaires are still available and the DAC/STNC
encourages everybody in the community to fill one out.
The Crescenta Valley Town Council will
be discussing the redevelopment of Verdugo Hills Golf
Course at their next meeting, Thursday, June 16. It
will be held at the CV Sheriff's Station at 7pm. If
you can attend the meeting on June 16 it would be a
great opportunity to let your opinion be heard.
The CVTC web site has images of what the
developer's presented to the public at Tuesday's June
7th STNC Town Hall Meeting. Here
is a link to the images. You can see what the developer,
WWH, Inc are proposing. A picture really is worth a
thousand words.
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2005 • 7:00 PM
VERDUGO
HILLS GOLF COURSE SITE Flyer in PDF Format
Tujunga Cyn Blvd & La Tuna Cyn Rd
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT:
Come to the North Valley Neighborhood City Hall
(formally the Muni Bldg) to hear about the proposed
development on the site of the Verdugo Hills Golf Course.
PROPOSAL #1:
320 + Detached Townhouses * Canyon Hills proposes 280
homes
PROPOSAL #2:
A 300,000 Sq Ft + Retail Shopping Center With 1,100
Parking Spaces
PROPOSAL #3:
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SCHEDULED GUESTS
(tentative)
Marathon Communications – Developer’s Representative
MWH, Inc. – Developer
Dale Thrush – Planning Deputy for Councilmember
Wendy Greuel
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