In 1992, Proposition A provided funds to acquire 809 parcels throughout Los Angeles County. Amounting to 21,000, acres these parcels should be kept for wildlife restoration and open space not for oil drilling or natural gas projects.
Why is this important?
I'm starting this petition because, several years ago a natural gas project began in Prop A territory near Whittier. As a condition of becoming Prop A land in 1992, the City of Whittier promised to keep the preserve in perpetuity. Allowing a natural gas project violates the laws set forth in 1992, and could set a dangerous precedence for all the 21,000 acres of open in LA County.
Allowing the project to continue here in Whittier could mean all Prop A land could suffer a similar fate. Please sign this petition to let your elected representatives know you would like to keep open space as open space and not land for development!
