Developer should unlock access gate into the hills
      Yes, the developer must complete three things before it puts the property on mothballs: 1) complete the storm drain (drainage), 2) put the oak trees back without killing them (landscape), 3) unlock the chain-link gate at the south end of Mount Sinai Drive near the cemetery.
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Property tax law needs to be changed
      Surprise. The king has decided the county needs more money, and your property tax is going up ("Be on the lookout for property tax bills," Simi Valley Acorn , Oct. 26). Many would-be home sellers are finding that their homes are not worth what they thought. The king agrees: Their home...
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Recalling good old days of Simi Valley Kmart store
      I may have been out of the loop on news about the closing of our local Kmart, but I just saw the signage on Madera Avenue with the announcement. I am so very disappointed. I remember as a kid here when that was an empty lot. I remember playing on the swings at the drivein theater during in...
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Opposed to Sinaloa golf course expansion
      I recently found out about the plans to redevelop the Sinaloa Golf Course to include a huge arcade and miniature golf course, etc. As a resident of Simi Valley, I strongly object to this project. The reason that my family moved to Simi Valley was for the residential family neighborho...
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Unhappy about developments at Happy Face Hill
      Oh my, oh my, how I agree with the mail you have received lamenting the developing of Happy Hill. I was another one of the poor suckers who attended City Council meetings in hopes of speaking my piece with some success. What was I thinking?
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City should have listened to residents' concerns
      I was one of the people who got up in front of the City Council to oppose the Larwin project. After several attempts to show that the approval of this project would be a huge mistake, including identifying area environmental and overpopulation issues, the council went forward and allowed it ...
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Hillside can never be restored to original state
      Landscaping efforts by Larwin developers will never again match the once scenic splendor presented in the open space that surrounded Happy Face Hill nor will it reproduce the same sort of inspiration and joy for future generations to embrace.
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Student's poem wins award; addresses drugs
      The Lesson Their son was born They raised him well He never lied They could always tell He made new friends This year at school They broke the rules He thought they were cool They talked him into Things that were bad
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