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Worst Impact of the
Dear Lisa, You have done so much work on the project,and I just wondered if you could tells us the thing that you think would have the biggest impact on Studio City if this were to go through? What would be the worst that could happen?—Thanks, Y.F.
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Dear Y.F.—In my opinion, well, there are so many "biggest impacts" I do not know where to begin. I will say though "unavoidable impacts."
These are impacts that no mitigations are being offered to improve the current issues. I will explain three examples.
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The intersections already rated E or F —these intersections would just be worse. Where will the water and power come from to support the proposed development?
The Department of Water & Power Report is from 2007, when we were not rationing water. The proposed light districts—how will they be powered and how much pollution will the extra power usage cause or will rationing of power become a reality?
I believe if the scale of the proposed development is reduced to eliminate the "unavoidable impacts" it may become a project the communities can support.
Is LIVE Dead?
There's a business across from my neighborhood that had loud music playing a few years back, called Platinum Live (11345 Ventura Blvd.) and it's been closed for a long time but I've recently seen a lot of activity there again. Does that mean that it will be a club again? Do you know? —Bret Simmons
You must be referring to Platinum Live. The tenant lost their lease recently. According to the realtor, the property owner would like to lease to a nice restaurant or retail business. Many restrictive conditions were placed on the property that are still in force. Hopefully, the new establishment will abide by them.
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