Council proposes opening 3 acres
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City Council President Eric Garcetti formally unveiled a plan Monday to open more than 3 acres of land along Silver Lake Boulevard to the public.
Garcetti spokeswoman Julie Wong said the proposal would set aside about 60% of the city-owned property for residents to walk, sit and view the adjacent Silver Lake Reservoir. The plan will be presented to the public at a community meeting Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. at Micheltorena Street Elementary School.
Silver Lake residents have spent years debating the future of the land, frequently described as the Meadow. Under Garcetti’s proposal, the exterior section of the Meadow would be lined with a 4-foot fence, open during daylight hours.
The proposal is billed as a compromise between open space advocates, who want no fencing around the property, and critics who warn that opening the land would undermine neighborhood safety.
-- David Zahniser
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