This is a view of the site where the new Triunfo YMCA will be constructed, along with the Westlake Village Sports Park. The photo is looking east along Thousand Oaks Boulevard, from Via Colinas. I am sorry I do not have a “before” photo to publish as well. I am assuming that this grading project is one of the largest in the history of the Conejo Valley. Does anyone know?Â
It is worth driving down Thousand Oaks Boulevard between Via Colinas and Lindero Canyon Road, just to get a look at this. And, while I am hoping for a lot of rain this winter so we don’t have to irrigate much to care for public and private landscape, I am thinking that a lot of rain is just what the City of Westlake Village is NOT hoping for right now!Â
 To read the 1-5-10 VC Star article by Jamie Oppenhiem, go to: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/jan/05/residents-have-concerns-about-westlake-village/   For a link to a story by the same reporter  in the 12-24-09 Ventura County Star: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/dec/24/westlake-hillside-ymca-park-project-stirs/
Post and photo (taken December 29, 2009) by Janna Orkney
Ted // Jan 6, 2010 at 8:53 PM
Google Street view allow you to see the “before picture” below is the link:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Lindero+Canyon+Rd+%26+Thousand+Oaks+Blvd,+Westlake+Village,+Los+Angeles,+California+91362&sll=34.106919,-118.763623&sspn=0.009452,0.013797&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FYotCQIdq1Xr-A&split=0&hq=&hnear=Lindero+Canyon+Rd+%26+Thousand+Oaks+Blvd,+Westlake+Village,+Los+Angeles,+California+91362&ll=34.158516,-118.794823&spn=0.018147,0.027595&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=34.155914,-118.794837&panoid=CjRZPvlvcuKXoubNS_EMjw&cbp=12,311.15,,1,-2.3
eco-nerd // Jan 7, 2010 at 1:52 PM
You don’t even have to drive down TO Blvd to view the grading. The poor naked hill is also viewable from Lindero Canyon at the 101. Which, by the way is the view that alerted me to the fact that yes, they may have slide issues here.
During the grading process and before even the smallest amount of rain, the dozers were busy putting back what had slid down the unstable hill leaving big crevasses.
It’s interesting that there is no set design for this project yet and still they decided to remove 50 acres of native vegitation only to replace it with guess what, native vegitation while waiting for more money and backers in the project.
And I thought that the grading on TO Blvd & Erbes was a big deal.