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Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisals In
Los Angeles County, City of Oak Park
| Oak Park was formed
from ranchland owned by Jim and Marian Jordan, stars of the radio show Fibber
McGee and Molly. Metropolitan Development Corporation purchased the land in the
1940s and '50s and homes were developed after that. There was only one road
into the community, from Agoura Hills, California in neighboring Los Angeles
County. As such, the community was served by police and firefighters based in
the nearest Ventura County city, Thousand Oaks, 10 miles away, although L.A.
County services did provide help when able. In 1967, Ventura County officials
who were worried about the isolated aspect of the community proposed a land
swap with L.A. County, but they were rebuffed. The isolation also drove down
the property values and homeowners found it near-impossible to sell. Oak Park
residents created their own school district, Oak Park Unified School District.
They also elected a Municipal Advisory Council that persuaded the Ventura
County Board of Supervisors to trim Metropolitan Development Corp.'s initial
development plan from 20,000 homes. Today there are just over 5,300 homes. |
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