Arguments about California Fish and Wildlife permits for the 21,000-home Newhall Ranch project are scheduled to be heard by the California Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Newhall Ranch has been a target of Santa Clarita Organization for Planning and the Environment, or SCOPE, for nearly two decades.
The group’s concerns center around water use, the loss of floodplains and groundwater recharge areas, and greenhouse gases.
“The greenhouse gas issue is especially important as it may set a precedent for other cases in California,” SCOPE representatives said.
SCOPE is also concerned about the impact on the sensitive habitat of several endangered species.
Newhall Land spokewoman Marlee Lauffer told KHTS AM-1220 the company does not comment on pending litigation.
The court hearing will take place in San Francisco.
In March 2014, the appeals court ruled in favor of Newhall Land and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. The ruling reversed the earlier decision of the trial court judge who found in favor of plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity.
In CEQA lawsuits, plaintiffs’ attorney and trial costs are paid by the state out of court fines and fees.
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7 Comments
21,000 homes?!?!? Where will all of those cars be going? Traffic is crazy as it is. Lord help us all! haha.
Where is the water going to come from?
No water stop building…..
$89 billion for a Stupid train to nowhere but no new water project since the 70’s with a tripled population…
And they will have a front yard view of one of the nation’s busiest dumps!
Look what happen to Chatsworth,now Santa Clarita over development, over populations need to stop the greedy politicans
antonovich is responsible for the mess
Yes…they want us to cut back on water use so they can build all of those houses. Ha. What do the farmers in the area have to say about the dwindling water. No more fresh strawberries, oranges,or lemons. :(