CHATSWORTH : County OKs Purchase of Site for Courthouse
Los Angeles County supervisors have approved spending $12.3 million to buy the site of the future Chatsworth courthouse, despite longstanding opposition from residents of neighborhoods nearby.
The $51.5-million courthouse will primarily serve residents of the West Valley, who now must go to Van Nuys or San Fernando for court business.
The board voted 4 to 1 Tuesday after hearing more than two hours of testimony from opponents, who argued that the new courthouse should not be built near their residential neighborhood. They urged the county to choose one of two alternative sites, neither of which the county found suitable. Supervisor Mike Antonovich cast the dissenting vote.
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