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SAVE PORTAL RIDGE  Have concerns about wind turbines on Portal Ridge & near the Poppy Reserve.  Give us your feedback.  Click HERE or   email:  SavePortalRidge@ avopenspace.org

 The Antelope Valley is the western most section of the Mojave Desert, north of Los Angeles, CA.  Man and nature can exist together with planning and cooperation.  Open space is not to be taken lightly.  With careful consideration, nature should be allowed to co-exist without the fear of destruction from the human species.  The desert is not a wasteland, development is not always progress.

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Email: info@ avopenspace.org

AS OF APRIL 25TH, 301 LETTERS & 393 SIGNATURES HAVE BEEN GATHERED OPPOSING INDUSTRIAL RE PROJECTS IN THE AV INCLUDING THE  PROJECTS OF NEXT ERA (PORTAL RIDGE) & ELEMENT POWER (POPPY RESERVE)

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Latest News:

(Previous articles are on the News page)

April 23, 2012 -  Lawsuit:  Wind energy industry hurts condors.  Click here for an article from the AV Press.

Maps of Next Era Project

April 23, 2012 -  Here is an article from November, 2011 about “The myth of Renewable Energy”.  Click here for a link to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Map of Element Power Project

April 19, 2012 - The combined solar/wind project near the the Poppy Reserve on the Healy Ranch property (Wildflower Farm) is said to be redesigning the project after being denied the permit for a temporary met tower.  Part of the redesign would be no wind turibines on the southern portion of the property.

April 16, 2012 - Valley Fever: A little known desert danger.  Click here for an AV Press article by S. Macconnell. Click here and here for pictures of dust churned up by construction at the AVSR1 project at 170th St West on a windy day.  Could these renewable energy projects cause an increase in valley fever due to the dust problem ?

April 11, 2012 - First Solar and What The County Inspector Saw.  This is an article about the AV Solar Ranch 1 project in the West Antelope Valley.  Click here for the article from GreenTech Media.

April 6, 2012 - Environmentalists feeling burned by rush to build solar projects.  Click here for L.A. Times article.

April 3, 2012 - Collapse of German Solar Companies Threatens California’s Big Solar Projects. Click here for a Forbes article.

April 1, 2012 - Federal Government To Issue “Take” Permits For Eagle Kills By Wind Energy Companies. Click here for an article from San Diego County.

March 20, 2012 - Los Angeles.  The Los Angeles  County Department of Regional Planning will be attending Town Council Meetings starting at the end of March through May (see schedule below) to present  the zoning consistency component of the Antelope Valley Area  Plan Update (TOWN & COUNTRY).  It will consist of a brief presentation  with information on proposed zone changes and new zones that may be applied to each specific community. The duration of a question and answer period  following the presentation will be at the discretion of the Town  Council.

OFFICE HOURS.   In addition to our  attendance at the listed Town Council meetings, we will host office hours at the  local Antelope Valley County Field Office in Lancaster (335A East Avenue K-6)  where you may come and inquire about the proposed changes for your specific  property. Office hours will be available from 9:00am-12:00pm and  1:00-3:00pm on the following days: April 9, April 17, April 23, May 3, May  10, May 16, and May 31. Appointments are recommended; otherwise it will be  a first-come first-serve basis. Appointments can be made by emailing tnc@planning.lacounty.gov or calling  Carl Nadela at (213) 974-6476.

CONFIRMED DATES AND  LOCATIONS

Other Areas Look at Wind

California - Save Our Desert

Oregon - Grand Ronde Valley

Arizona - Canyon Country

National Wind Watch

Utah - Wind Farm Facts

Maine - Citizens’ Task Force

Vermont - With Vision

Hawaii - Friends of Lana’i

Kansas - Flint Hills

New York - We Oppose Wind

Pennsylvania - No Free Wind

Rhode Island - Ill Wind

Wisconsin - Wind Cows

West Va. - Mountain Comm.

North American Platform Against Windpower

Wisconsin - Better Plan

Wednesday, April 25 -  6:30pm: OsoFairmont  Market, 22847 W Avenue  D

Thursday, May 3 -  7:00pm: Roosevelt - Eastside Elementary  School Cafeteria, 6742 East Avenue  H.   Office  Hours at County Field Office: 9:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:30

Wednesday, May 9 -  7:00pm: Green Valley - Green Valley  Community Center, 39118 Calle  Bonita

Thursday, May 10 -  7:00:  Littlerock - Littlerock High  School, 10833 East Avenue  R.   Office  Hours at County Field Office: 9:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:30

Saturday, May 12 -  9:30am:  Three Points / Liebre Mountain - Grace Chapel  Neenach, 25649 West Avenue  C-15

Wednesday, May 16 - 6:00pm:  Antelope Acres - Antelope Acres  Community Center, 8812 West Avenue  E-8.  Office  Hours at County Field Office: 9:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:30

Tuesday, May 22 -  7:00pm:  Lake Los Angeles - Vista San Gabriel  Elementary School, 18020 East Avenue  O

Thursday, May 31 n/a: Office Hours Only - Antelope Valley DRP  Field Office, 335A East Avenue  K-6.  Office  Hours at County Field Office: 9:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:30

CLICK HERE for a map showing Union Station and the Dept. of Regional Planning in downtown Los Angeles.        METROLINK WEBSITE

Dept. of Regional Planning

320 West Temple Street

Los Angeles, CA 90012

CLICK HERE for DRECP website

CLICK HERE for SEATAC website

Town Council

Meeting

Date / Time

Location

Antelope Acres

3rd Wed. of month

May 16,  2012,  6pm

Comm. Ctr. Ave E-8 & 90th St W

Fairmont

3rd Thurs. of month

May 17, 2012,  6:30pm

Farimont Market

Lakes

1st Sat. of month

June 2, 2012, 8:30am

Lakes Commun. Center

Oso

TBD

TBD

 

Quartz Hill

3rd Tues. of month

May 15, 2012, 6:30pm

Lane Park Commun. Room

3 Points

2nd Sat. of every odd month

July 14, 2012,    9:30am

Grace Church

Assoc. of Rural TC’s

Last Thurs. of month

May 24, 2012,   7pm

Fire Station 129 on W. 6th St.

Lake Los Angeles

4th Tues. of month

 

Elem. School

Littlerock

2nd Thurs. of month

 

Grange Hall

Sun Village

4th Mon. of month

 

Shaw Building

Roosevelt

TBD

 

 

Acton

1st & 3rd Mon. of month

 

Commun. Center

Green Valley

2nd Wed. of month

 

Commun. Center

Juniper Hills

1st Wed of even mon.

 

Commun. Center

Leona Valley

2nd Mon. of month

 

Commun. Center

L.A. COUNTY CONTACT  INFORMATION

Name

Email

Phone

Norm Hickling, Field Deputy to Sup. Antonovich

nhickling@lacbos.org

(661)-726-3600

Sup. Michael Antonovich

fifthdistrict@lacbos.org

(213)-974-5555

L.A. COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION INFORMATION

Name

Email

Phone

Anthony Curzi

acurzi@planning.lacounty.gov

(213)-974-6461

U.S. CONGRESSMEN for AV INFORMATION

Name

Link for email

Phone

Buck McKeon

Click here for website

(661)-254-2111

Kevin McCarthy

Click here for website

(661)-327-3611

U.S. SENATORS for CA INFORMATION

Name

Link for email

Phone

Barbara Boxer

Click here for website

(202)-224-3841

Diane Feinstein

Click here for website

(202)-224-3553

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