09 Feb 2005
Mark Handel/MWD Development (apparently on behalf of SWI) addressed the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council (STNC) and the public, presenting two options for the property: over 300 units of housing, including hillside housing; or 320,000 square feet of retail. (Note: a WalMart supercenter is typically 240,000 sf.)
Mark Handel made a similar presentation to the Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC).
This was the first time the foothill communities learned that the golf course property had been purchased with plans to demolish the golf course and develop the property for residential or commercial use. Public consensus opposed both ideas. At the time, the community thought that Mark Handel was the property owner as he was the face the public saw.