HHPNC Submits Letters Regarding Coptic Church, Transit Village Projects

The Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council has gone on record with its stance regarding both the Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Coptic Church's proposed senior living facility on Aldama and Avenue 50 and the Highland Park Transit Village located between Avenues 56 and 59 behind North Figueroa Street. 

In a motion passed unanimously at last week's HHPNC meeting, the neighborhood council approved submitting a letter to the city requesting that an environmental impact study be conducted on the transit village development.

"The HHPNC requests that a narrowed [Environmental Impact Report] be performed on this project because we feel that certain criteria in the mitigated negative declaration will have potentially significant impacts that are not being mitigated," the letter states.

The full text of the letter, which includes a full list of concerns regarding the project, can be read above.

[Click here to read more about the Highland Park Transit Village]

In the case of the Coptic Church, the board submitted a letter to the city expressing a willingness to go back to the drawing board with the builder, but nevertheless opposed their request for a variance build 62 residential units in a zone that allows only 13 per lot.

The board requested that the upcoming hearing, scheduled for Thursday, April 11, be extended to allow for more community input.

The full text of the letter, which includes a full list of concerns regarding the project, can be read above.

[Click here to read more about the Coptic Church's proposed development]