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City Council approves eminent-domain step for North Valley police station site
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council voted to acquire a Mission Hills parcel by eminent domain for a planned North Valley police station, rejecting business and community pleas to seek alternative sites; councilmembers and city staff said funding and a design schedule are in place.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to authorize condemnation proceedings for a property at 11121 North Sepulveda Boulevard in Mission Hills to make way for a planned North Valley police station, the council said during its Aug. 9 session.
Council members and city staff told the council that the site has been vetted and that design work is underway. Project manager Nasir Deskander told the council that funding for the project has been identified through Proposition 2 and related capital funds and that schematic design is about 50% complete, with an intended opening in June 2003.
The motion to proceed with condemnation drew objections from the property owner and business representatives. Gary Kovacic, lawyer for Chrysler Realty Corporation, said the developer…
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