Tujunga Wash
My daughter and I live a short distance from the Tujunga Wash, the last natural watershed and alluvial flood plain in the city of Los Angeles. Magical natural places such as the Tujunga wash are irreplaceable once lost to development. But much more will be lost than the site itself should this golf course development occur.
Conditions set forth currently address herbicides and insecticides but not fertilizers. Runoff from the proposed golf course will be rich in chemical fertilizers, which will build up in the soil during dry months and in wet months will run off into the adjacent stream, Tujunga ponds and small new lake at Hanson dam, causing pollution.
It’s only a matter of time before floods cause serious erosion to the proposed golf course and surrounding area. Conditions set forth do not fully address the costs of this “planned disaster.”
The proposal states that there will be 50 possible jobs created, some of which may be filled by locals. Is the destruction of the last natural watershed in Los Angeles worth it? I say no.
The east Valley does not need the added traffic, pollution and loss of scenic wilderness area and habitat for endangered and rare species that the proposed golf course represents. On Feb. 12, Los Angeles settled a lawsuit with the developers. Unless overridden by our City Council within the 90 days from Feb. 12, the Tujunga Wash will be lost forever and fall prey to development.
JEFF KARTAK
Shadow Hills
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