UPDATE: The Notice of Preparation for the Draft EIR was issued on November 28, 2007 and revised on December 24, 2007. The first phase of the EIR process invited the public to submit comments on the scope and content of the upcoming Draft EIR. That phase is now complete.
The process of writing the Draft EIR will, in all likelihood, take from six to nine months. When the Draft EIR is complete, the public will once again be given an opportunity to comment on the scope and accuracy of the document. This is the most important time for the public to become involved in the EIR process. As someone who lives in the community, you have a close up and personal view of potential negative impacts that could result from this project. You are the "citizen expert" on what the true impacts of this project will be to your community.
When the Draft EIR is released, it will be your opportunity to review the document (or the portions of the document that interest you most) and submit your comments to the City of Los Angeles. At that time, V.O.I.C.E. and the Verdugo Hills Golf Course Committee will provide information and instruction on how this process works, and how you can make your comments count. It is the responsibility of all of us to make sure that the Draft EIR is thorough, accurate, and fair.
In the meantime, reading up on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the EIR process is definitely worth your time. Please visit the links above to learn more about this process.
The community thanks Los Angeles City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel for making sure an Environmental Impact Report would be required on this project. Greuel also secured a Scoping Meeting, as well as an extension to the comment period deadline, to enable her constituents to be informed regarding this process. Thank you, Wendy!
