November 14, 2010

VHGC Supporters Verdugo Hills Golf Course is ready to party like its 1999! Thanks to John Mascarenas, PGA Pro and Manager of the VHGC, and Snowball West Investments, the VHGC is rolling back prices to 1999. Effective immediately green fees have been slashed: $10 for Adults * 7 days a week $7 for Juniors & Seniors * 7 days a week The cut in prices doesn't mean a cut rate course. The objective is to remind folks the Verdugo Hills Golf Course is still kicking and once again golfer friendly! John Mascarenas has put out the welcome mat for all golfers. With the addition of Tee's on the Green, serving great food and beverages (including beer, see below), the VHGC is a place for the whole community to enjoy. If you haven't been to the VHGC lately, stop by. Be sure to let your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers know that Verdugo Hills has the best golf prices around. And remind folks the VHGC offers night play every day of the week with a fully-lit 18 holes of golf. Be on the lookout as well for special promotions including Saturday, November 20th, when the VHGC will be offering 18 HOLES OF GOLF for $5.00. That's not a typo. In order to qualify for this unbelieveable price simply mention the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council, aka S.T.N.C. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20th "STNC" = $5.00 for a round of golf. It's as simple as that. It's Oktoberfest in November! Tee's on the Green is now serving draft beer and many of your favorite bottled beers. In honor of their expanded menu check out their special promos for Sundays and Mondays* in November: $10 FOR 18 HOLES of GOLF and 2 PINT DOMESTIC DRAFTS! $10 FOR 18 HOLES of GOLF with a HOT DOG and FOUNTAIN SODA! *Promotion valid Sunday and Monday between 4:00pm and 9:30pm throughout the month of November. Minutes for Snowball West's Presentation If you missed the October 18th presentation by Michael Hoberman, primary investor and spokesperson for Snowball West Investments LP, and his attorney, Fred Gaines....Minutes of the meeting are now posted online. Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council Land Use Committee: October 18, 2010 Minutes The October 18th meeting/presentation was the topic of a number of articles published in the local press. Bill Kisliuk's article in the Glendale News- Press caught the attention of CURBED:LA. From there another dozen websites picked up the story. Links to the articles are included below. October 18th Land Use Commitee Meeting/Presentation in the Media "Verdugo Hills land worth fighting for", Tomi Lyn Bowling, Letter to the Glendale News-Press, October 28, 2010 "Fore! Locals Attack Verdugo Hills Golf Course Plans", Dakota Smith, CURBED: LA , October 25, 2010 "Two sides mull golf course", Bill Kisliuk, Glendale News-Press, October 23, 2010 "Setting the course for a compromise", Glendale News-Press Editorial, October 23, 2010 "Snowball extends olive branch", Mary O'Keefe, Crescenta Valley Weekly, October 21, 2010 REMEMBER, one of the very best ways to SAVE the Verdugo Hills Golf Course is to PLAY the VHGC! With the green fees lowered substantially, call your friends, grab your clubs, and hit the VHGC links. And don't forget about Saturday, November 20th. Mention the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council or STNC and your round of golf is a mere $5.00! Talk about a steal! Many of the questions raised at the October 18th LUC Meeting focused on the cumulative impact of projects already approved by the City of Los Angeles. One speaker reminded those gathered that the Canyon Hills/Whitebird project of 230 houses was approved in 2005. The entrance to Canyon Hills will be located less than a mile west of the VHGC, adjacent to the La Tuna Canyon Road westbound 210 Freeway onramp. See map. The traffic impact of the proposed VHGC development has to be evaluated in the context of a minimum of 460 Canyon Hills vehicles already slated for our streets and freeway. Since many families have more than two vehicles the 460 is a conservative estimate. If both projects were to move forward and using that same vehicle equation for the 229 houses proposed for the VHGC development, we're talking about a cumulative total of nearly a 1,000 more vehicles being added to the daily congestion of Tujunga Canyon Boulevard/La Tuna Canyon Road/Honlulu Avenue intersection and surrounding streets. In October 2010 newsletter for The Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley, Sharon Weisman writes about the general impact of large developments on the greater Crescenta Valley: “Our valley must absorb some increased density and welcomes jobs for locals hard hit by the downturn but these and other infill projects already in the pipeline highlight the need to preserve the Verdugo Hills Golf Course and its open space. Let's also remember this downturn has lowered property values and land speculators who bought high are not guaranteed a profit. With capitalism the rewards of guessing right on a deal are balanced by the risks of being wrong .” Help keep your friends informed! Share your eBlast! The V.O.I.C.E. Board Volunteers Organized in Conserving the Environment gcvoice@gcvoice.org P.O. Box 273 Montrose, CA 91021 Visit Us on the Web: V.O.I.C.E. 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