SYLMAR : Conservancy Authorizes Wilson Canyon Purchase
Moving quickly to tap park funds approved last November by Los Angeles County voters, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy has authorized the purchase of 235-acre Wilson Canyon north of Sylmar and two smaller mountain tracts.
The conservancy board also voted to use its share of park funds to pay for all or parts of six other tracts it previously had decided to acquire.
The actions involve nearly 1,400 acres and an estimated $27 million of the conservancy’s $47-million share of funds from Proposition A, which authorized spending $540 million to expand and improve parks, preserves and cultural attractions in Los Angeles County.
Commitments of county park funds must also be approved by the County Board of Supervisors, which is expected to take up the matter within a few weeks. But conservancy officials--who described the three tracts as “fabulous”--said there is strong public support and no known opposition.
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