Ground breaks on a new library

      GETTING READY FOR CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN–Preparing to shovel the first ceremonial turning of earth in preparation for the city of Westlake Village City Hall and Library are (from left to right): City Manager Ray Taylor; Mayor Pro-Tem Mark Rutherford; Armando Gonzalez, the architect; City Councilwoman Kris Carraway-Bowman; Mayor Iraj Broomand; City Councilwoman Betty deSantis and City Councilman Chris Mann.
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Proposed soundwall
in Calabasas may take years to build
By Sharon Makokian
Acorn Staff Writer

      About 60 residents from the Saratoga Hills/Saratoga Ranch area packed Calabasas City Council chambers at a meeting last week to support construction of a soundwall to buffer freeway noise near the Lost Hills exit, north of the 101 Freeway.
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Suspension riles Oak Park
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer

      Oak Park High School’s head football coach, Dick Billingsley, watched from the bleachers last Friday night as his team met El Segundo in the season home opener.
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BMW dealer wants to relocate to Calabasas
By Sharon Makokian
Acorn Staff Writer

      The Calabasas Planning Commission discussed a proposal to build a BMW dealership at 24486 Calabasas Road at its last meeting, but didn’t reach a decision and continued the discussion to Thurs., Sept. 28. The proposal, submitted by Tim Smith of Bob Smith BMW (currently located in Canoga Park) seeks the construction of a 51,469 square-foot BMW dealership and the removal of two oak trees on the land.
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Lawsuit against YMCA withdrawn in Westlake Village
By Debbie Sporich
Acorn Staff Writer

      The Triunfo YMCA in Westlake Village may get its $5.5 million, 30,957 square-foot facility sooner than expected after the Westlake Canyon Homeowners Association (HOA) announced that it’s dropped a lawsuit that disputed ownership of Lot 80, the proposed facility site at Lindero Canyon Road and Hedgewall Drive. Leonard Siegel, the Beverly Hills attorney who represents the HOA, confirmed that the lawsuit was dropped without prejudice, which means that it can be re-filed at any time.
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