SANTA CLARITA : Funds OKd to Study Off-Road Park Plan

Gov. Pete Wilson has signed legislation to pay for a study of 700 acres of Hume Canyon north of Santa Clarita as an off-road vehicle park. That site was proposed as an alternative to Whitney Canyon, near the interchange of the Golden State and Antelope Valley freeways, which had been selected earlier for the facility.

“We have tried for many years to find a suitable site for off-highway activities in Los Angeles County,” said Assemblyman Richard Katz (D-Sylmar), who sponsored the legislation. “I’m hoping Hume Canyon turns out to be the right place.” The Whitney Canyon site was opposed by the Walt Disney Co., which has a filming site nearby, and Santa Clarita city officials and local environmentalists because of its proximity to the Angeles National Forest and Placerita Canyon Park.