Saugus Ca Development And Redevelopment

The state Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that 51 contaminated areas exist on the site of a former munitions factory slated to become a housing development, contesting an assertion by the developer this week that the EPA had reduced the number to eight. After the EPA announcement, officials of Simi Valley-based Whittaker Corp., which owns the 996 acres in Saugus, said their claim was misunderstood.

The state Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that 51 contaminated areas exist on the site of a former munitions factory slated to become a housing development, contesting an assertion by the developer this week that the EPA had reduced the number to eight. After the EPA announcement, officials of Simi Valley-based Whittaker Corp., which owns the 996 acres in Saugus, said their claim was misunderstood.

A development agreement to build 1,544 homes in the northern community of Saugus was approved by a 5-0 vote of the Regional Planning Commission Wednesday. The joint project by Paragon Homes of Santa Monica and Davidon Homes of Walnut Creek consists of four housing tracts along 743.3 acres of land north of Copper Hill Road.

A development agreement to build 1,544 homes in the northern community of Saugus was approved by a 5-0 vote of the Regional Planning Commission Wednesday. The joint project by Paragon Homes of Santa Monica and Davidon Homes of Walnut Creek consists of four housing tracts along 743.3 acres of land north of Copper Hill Road.