Local News in Brief : ‘Kite Hill’ Restrictions
After more than five years of community pressure, the Los Angeles City Council has voted to restrict access to “Kite Hill,” a scenic Mt. Washington ledge popular with kite-flyers by day and partying teen-agers at night.
The city plans to install gates across four roads leading to the acre-wide ridge on the eastern edge of Mt. Washington, according to Donovan Hanson, assistant director of the Bureau of Street Maintenance.
Residents have long complained about late-night revelry in the area, saying that drivers speed up narrow roads, leave trash on the ledge and disrupt the quiet neighborhood by playing music on their car stereos.
The gates will prevent vehicle traffic to the ledge, but will allow pedestrians to use the area, which is privately owned but undeveloped.
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