San Fernando Valley : Pacoima Redevelopment Zone Proposal Advanced
Treading on potentially controversial ground, Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon on Monday backed the idea of a half-million-dollar study to see if Pacoima, the San Fernando Valley’s most impoverished community, should be designated as a redevelopment area.
Alarcon made his remarks as he gave Mayor Richard Riordan an aerial tour of the 7th District.
“Doing the feasibility study is certainly warranted,” Alarcon said in an interview. “This area is definitely blighted. The investment in the study is reasonable given the problems.”
Whether a redevelopment project should be established, however, is another question, Alarcon said.
Redevelopment projects have often proved controversial.
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