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Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society
Post Office Box 221925
Newhall, CA 91322
661.254.1275
scvhs.org
October 12, 2020
Dustin Kay, B.S.
Associate Environmental Planner, Archaeology
California Department of Transportation District 7
100 S. Main Street, Suite 100, MS 16A
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Re: LA-126 PM 2.37 Temporary Traffic Signal System at Chiquito Canyon Road
Dear Mr. Kay:
This is in response to your letter of September 23, 2020, to the Santa Clarita Valley
Historical Society (encl.). As you may know, the proposed project is in the same location as a
previous Caltrans project that necessitated the relocation and reburial of human remains from a
cemetery that yielded 45 interments dating to approx. 2000-1630 YBP, and the management of
numerous Native American cultural materials and archaeological features.
Our chief concern is the potential for further
disturbance of CA-LAN-2233, CA-LAN-2234 and CA-
LAN-2235; and disturbance of any human remains
and/or Native American cultural materials and features
not yet encountered. We encourage you to consult with
the Fernandeño-Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
throughout each project phase; and to retain the services
of the appropriate cultural and archaeological monitors.
For background, refer to the work by the late
Georgie Waugh, et al., that emanated from the previous
Caltrans project: “Prehistory of the Transverse Ranges
of California: An Archaeological Investigation in the
Santa Clara River Valley,” Archaeological Research
Center, California State University, Sacramento (2003).
In addition, the proposed project lies in the floodpath of the 1928 St. Francis Dam Disaster.
In the event historical materials are encountered, please contact the Santa Clarita Valley
Historical Society. I can be reached by email at Lworden@scvtv.com.
Sincerely,
LEON WORDEN
Vice President, Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society
cc: Rudy Ortega Jr., Chairman, Fernandeño-Tataviam Band of Mission Indians