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January 11, 1997

James Parks
Planning Chief
County of Los Angeles
Department of Parks and Recreation
433 South Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90020

RE: Extension of the SCVHS-Heritage Junction Railroad Track

Dear Mr. Parks:

We were pleased to learn from our telephone conversations with you
that you received my letter of October 21, 1996, addressed to Mr.
Cooper. We were also glad to hear that my inquiry prompted an
overall review of the long term plans for Hart Park.

I have enclosed a larger scale copy of the drawing by Hale and
Associates in 1986 of the proposed rail line extension. It should be
noted that extending the track to the South end of Hart Park would
be quite compatible with existing and possible future multiple uses
as itemized below:

1 ) The track extension and existing access road can run
parallel to one another without any need for a grade crossing or
interference between rail, auto and pedestrian traffic.

2) The present use of the Southeast corner of the property
for hiking, camping and picnicking could easily coexist with the track
extension and its intermittent use.

3) The possible citing of an amphitheater in the same area
would be compatible and would even be enhanced by the track
extension which would make it possible to move people from tht;
existing parking areas to the amphitheater· without automobile traffic
and parking problems.

4) The track extension would not require the removal of any
Oak trees and would be located more than forty feet from the
nearest Oak tree.