Local News in Brief : County to Seek State Grant for Vehicle Park
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved applying to the state for a $17.5-million grant to build an off-highway vehicle park in the Santa Clarita Valley.
The board made the request contingent upon the project satisfactorily passing environmental tests.
Walt Disney Co. has warned that noise from the park in rugged Whitney Canyon would jeopardize filming at its nearby movie ranch. The environmental study is expected to be completed this summer. The earliest the facility could be opened is the summer of 1991, officials said.
Off-road enthusiasts have been lobbying for a place to ride since the only other park in the area, Indian Dunes Park, was closed in 1984.
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