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Honorable Board of Supervisors
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May 23, 1980

The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society was founded in 1975 and
incorporated as a-nonprofit charitable trust organization under the laws
of the State of California. It is dedicated to the preservation and
public viewing of buildings, books, doctnnents, photos, prints, records
and artifacts that have histori~al significance to the Santa Clarita
Valley and surrounding areas. The Saugus Railway Station, built in the
la_te 1800' s·, is the only surviving railroad building of its kind in the
Valley. The station was offered to the Historical Society by its owners,
the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, with the condition that the
station be moved off of its present location by June 30, 1980. This is a
unique opportunity for the Society to develop an historical facility_
utilizing the station as a musetun to depict the historical events of the
Santa Clarita Valley~ The station in itself is historically significant
in that the settlement of the Santa Clarita Valley was triggered by the
construction of the railroad line between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

In discussions with the Historical Society, the refurbishment of the
station will include exhibit and.storage areas for the collected artifacts
obtained by the Society. In addition, the museum facility will include
an office for the Historical Society and a meeting.room that ,rill be
available to the Cotm.ty as well·as other tonnntmity organizations.
This Department.has prepared, in compliance with the California Environ-·
mental Quality Act and with the State and County Guidelines, an Environ-
mental Negative Declaration indicating that this project will not have a
significant effect upon the envirornnent.

The attached agreement-has been executed by the Society and approved as
to form by Cotmty -Cotmsel.

It is requested that-your Board approve the attached Negative Declaration
and that a certified copy of the. Board's action in this matter and a
fully executed copy of th~ agreement be submitted to this Department for
distribution to the Society.
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