San Dimas : Panel to Woo Developer

A City Council subcommittee has been created to explore whether Century American developers, who in August turned to the county for approval of a 119-home development in an unincorporated island north of Via Verde, can be persuaded to resume discussions with the city.

Mayor Pro Tem Maria Tortorelli and Councilman Sandy McHenry were named to the subcommittee last week, when the council voted unanimously to go on record opposing the project, which is being processed by the county.

Roger Hobbs, president of Century American, an Orange-based development firm, told the council he abandoned the city’s review process after at least 16 months of discussion with a city review panel only because he was uncertain of support from the council. He said the company would like a joint city-county project.