July 16th, 2010

Trancas Park Opens

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A fun place for dogs and humans!

By: Gracee Arthur

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After two years of wrangling among Malibu West residents over grading, traffic, and fire risk among other issues, the long awaited Malibu park is finally open! The park, which cost just under $4,000,000, is located on a 13.5 acre site which was donated to the City. The 6.7 acres of the park which are developed include a dog park, playground, multi-use sports field and picnic tables and parking. The neighborhood in which it is located, Malibu West, already has a members only Beach Club and tennis court .

Malibu West is a great neighborhood a short distance from Zuma Beach, shopping and Starbuck’s. Homes lease there for $4,000 and up, condos start at $2,900. The homes are primarily one story on tree lined streets that are child friendly with lots of speed bumps. Most homes have three or 4 bedrooms, two or three bathrooms. In this recent market decline there have been a few sales under a million but most homes are listed in the low to mid-ones with some listed over two million. The neighborhood is close to Juan Cabrillio elementary school and  Malibu Senior and Junior high schools. There is a fee for beach club membership.

An article in the Malibu Times, July 8th edition details the history of the community dispute over the creation of the park. One of the major sticking points was the Malibu Township Council’s suit to prohibit league play on the sports field. The settlement required the City to place a deed restriction on the property prohibiting league sports play at the park. This rule cannot be changed by a future City Council without approval from the MTC. To read more about Trancas Park go to the Malibu Times.

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  • Gracee Arthur

Posted by Gracee Arthur on July 16th, 2010

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