Palmdale Approves Flood-Control Plan

With a new rainy season on the horizon, city officials in Palmdale have approved plans to build a $900,000 flood-control basin in the Quartz Hill area aimed at preventing the type of flooding that damaged dozens of houses in heavy storms this spring.

The City Council voted 5 to 0 Thursday night to authorize a construction contract for the 76-million-gallon basin, which will be built at 40th Street West and Avenue N-8 on the site of a golf course planned for the Rancho Vista community.

Under the plan, Palmdale will contribute $250,000 and Los Angeles County will pay up to $500,000. Ahmanson Developments Inc., the private company planning to build the golf course, will pay up to $150,000. Lancaster also is planning related flood improvements nearby.