tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post3828603187049049596..comments2024-03-20T21:34:14.507-07:00Comments on Carbon Canyon Chronicle: Bacteria to the Future with Carbon Canyon Water LinesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-53459642203518611302014-10-26T12:06:51.417-07:002014-10-26T12:06:51.417-07:00Hello Concerned for the Canyon, there hasn't e...Hello Concerned for the Canyon, there hasn't evidently been a listing or announcement on this, so it would be purely speculation as to why the property would be up for sale. As noted before, there isn't any further information on this. The reasons for sale could be many (market conditions, installing basic utilities to raise value, financial conditions within Forestar, a desire to focus on other company projects, etc.) Eventually, something will come out about it. As for the latest bacteria tests, conducted Friday, we'll know more presumably in the next edition of the Champion. prshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436491486803144279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-50021553074192694802014-10-24T19:23:54.324-07:002014-10-24T19:23:54.324-07:00Prs, do you know why Forestar is selling? My under...Prs, do you know why Forestar is selling? My understanding is that they are real estate developers and their web site shows other building projects. Why would they want to give it to someone else? Maybe they see problems ahead? Your thoughts?<br /><br />Concerned for the canyonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-56517126322810930972014-10-23T07:23:23.223-07:002014-10-23T07:23:23.223-07:00Hello Concerned for the Canyon, yes, Forestar, the...Hello Concerned for the Canyon, yes, Forestar, the owner of the Canyon Hills project, intends to sell the property once the issue with the bacteria-infected lines is resolved. That's all the info known so far, though.prshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436491486803144279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-8405579529122128852014-10-23T06:49:19.509-07:002014-10-23T06:49:19.509-07:00prs, thanks for your response. I check your blogg ...prs, thanks for your response. I check your blogg often an I think you are doing a great job.<br />You mention "Yet, for Canyon Hills, .............--and the landowner fully intends to sell the property .......". So the owners of Canyon Hills are not starting construction? they are selling the land? Please elaborate if you can. Thanks again.concerned for the canyonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-85591117810340422572014-10-19T21:52:06.129-07:002014-10-19T21:52:06.129-07:00Hello Concerned for the Canyon, thanks for the com...Hello Concerned for the Canyon, thanks for the comment and correction (the post has been edited to say 76 units.) The project apparently is not entitled as stated here previously and there will soon be a plan submitted to the City of Chino Hills. Hidden Oaks also has to go through a new Environmental Impact Report (EIR). So, there can certainly be an organized effort to try and stop the project, provided that the EIR reveals significant adverse impacts that could be the basis for a council vote to deny approval. However, the city could impose Statements of Overriding Consideration (SOCs) to approve the project on the grounds that these statements would demonstrate that benefits accruing to the city overall "override" the adverse impacts from the EIR. This is what happened in Brea during the summer for the recently-approved Madrona project, in which the city council issued three SOCs, which had never been done for a housing project before and which establishes a new precedent. Other issues that are involved: fire risk. We live in a canyon that has frequently burned and will burn again (CalTrans signs on the Brea side warn of a "hazardous fire area," though these signs do not, evidently, apply to the Chino Hills side!) and the Hidden Oaks site is mainly ridge tops susceptible to high winds near wildland areas at Chino Hills State Park. Then, there is water. We are, obviously, in the middle of a serious drought and are being told increasingly to conserve water. Yet, for Canyon Hills, large amounts of water are being used for this flushing--and the landowner fully intends to sell the property once this issue is dealt with, by the way. And, homes and lots of the sizes involved use far more water than most of their type in the city. There really should be a moratorium on large-scale home construction in the state, much less the city, until water supplies are back to a reasonable level. This will likely never happen, however, because of the clout of the Building Industry Association and the prevailing view that home construction is a vital economic component. This could go on and great length, but hopefully this gives some idea of what is involved from this viewpoint.prshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436491486803144279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-14009838297237170042014-10-18T19:37:03.277-07:002014-10-18T19:37:03.277-07:00I believe 76 houses is the correct number. By the ...I believe 76 houses is the correct number. By the way, and on a separate note, do you believe that the other project, across the street named Hidden Oaks (107 homes) could be stopped? Is there any organized community effort and/or litigation that would be able to stop that in your opinion?Concerned for the Canyonnoreply@blogger.com