Final Report Ordered on Golf Course Plan
The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission has ordered completion of a final environmental impact report on a controversial project to transform a 340-acre Malibu canyon into a private 18-hole golf course and country club.
The $35-million project, if approved, would allow grading of more than 5 million cubic yards of earth and the construction of 60 homes, a 52,000-square-foot clubhouse, six tennis courts, two restaurants, a swimming pool and underground parking. It would be located on land recently sold by comedian Bob Hope to the Sun Pacific Co., a development group.
The Malibu Country Club project is widely opposed by environmental consultants and homeowners’ groups who want to preserve the rugged canyon area.
Local conservationists contend that the project would threaten sensitive watersheds, destroy wildlife and vegetation and lead to increased traffic congestion.
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