Local News in Brief : Funds OKd for Study of Off-Road Facility
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved spending $233,690 to conduct final studies for a controversial park for off-road vehicles in the Santa Clarita Valley.
A master plan and an environmental impact report will be prepared for the proposed 606-acre park in the rugged Whitney Canyon.
The site is two miles north of the interchange of the Antelope Valley and Golden State freeways, in a sparsely populated area. But the site is not remote enough for two prominent neighbors--the Placerita Canyon Nature Center and a Walt Disney Co. film ranch--whose officials have protested the proposal.
The $17-million vehicle park, to be funded by the state, would include 8 miles of riding trails, two 20-acre motocross tracks, an amphitheater for club meetings and parking for 1,000 vehicles.
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