LOCATION The Diamond Bar City Council wants to relocate the
County-owned Diamond Bar Golf Course that lies alongside the 57-60
freeways and then develop the existing golf course site into a commercial
magnet. To this end the City is in escrow to buy two large parcels (270
acres total) contiguous to Shell-Aera’s project in Rowland Heights for the
relocated golf course. The area in purple is the site of the
proposed new golf course. Click on the map to enlarge it into a PDF.
JURISDICTION The proposed golf course site is within the
unincorporated area of Rowland Heights, but the City of Diamond Bar is
trying to annex this land and 2,800 acres of Shell-Aera's land into the
City.
STATUS
Behind closed doors, Diamond Bar has been meeting with representatives
of
Shell-Aera in order to annex thousands of acres into the City.
Aera Energy (owned by Shell-ExxonMobil) plans to build 3,600 houses on
the hills along both sides of the 57 freeway – all the way over to
Harbor Boulevard/Fullerton Road. Each housing unit generates 10
additional vehicle trips a day for a total of 36,000 more cars a day on
area streets and freeways.
Shell-Aera’s massive project was rejected at its first step as it sought
approval from Los Angeles County. Follow this link to see the
minutes. Learn about
Shell-Aera's proposed development.
Shell-Aera has decided that Diamond Bar is a more development friendly
city. See map to the right for annexation boundary and Diamond Bar city
limits, click on it to enlarge it into a bigger image.
All other cities and communities surrounding the project are working
together to save the land and save the area from gridlock… all, that is,
except for Diamond Bar.
Follow this link to learn more about the
Hillside Open Space Education Coalition.
HELLO
TRAFFIC JAMS, FAREWELL GOLF COURSE The City of Diamond Bar has entered into escrow to buy a 170-acre
property in Rowland Heights south of Pathfinder and east of Nogales. The
City plans to purchase the property for $3.2 million. The land has an
open space “overlay” on it, thereby restricting its use. Why would
Diamond Bar spend so much money, out of its own jurisdiction, in order
to buy land already saved as open space? Follow this link to read
City documents about the annexation.
Supervisor Don Knabe, who spoke at the Rowland Heights Community
Coordinating Council meeting on September 11, 2006 revealed the answer.
Diamond Bar is planning to put in a golf course there. It will serve as
a replacement for the Diamond Bar Golf Course along the 57 and 60
freeways. At the site of the existing golf course, the City Council
hopes to build a commercial – industrial complex thereby generating tax
revenue for the City. This will come at the expense of the neighborhood
that borders the golf course.
learn more
To learn more about this situation:
- Download our recent Diamond Bar mailer in
English or
Chinese.
- Download our
Winter 2007 newsletter.
- Learn more by visiting the Diamond Bar page of our
Save The
Missing Middle website.
- Stay informed about this issue and other hillside protection
efforts by signing up for our
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