MISSION STATEMENT
The Lake View Terrace Improvement Association was established and incorporated in 1940.
a) To advance, foster, promote, develop, enhance, improve and protect, in every possible aspect, the interest and general welfare of the Foothill Blvd.-Hansen Dam Area in the County of Los Angeles; and to promote advance, foster, develop, improve, enhance, protect and cultivate the cultural, aesthetic, social, economic and general welfare of it's members.
b) To enter into , make, perform and carry out contracts of every sort and kind with any person, firm, association , corporation, or body politic, and with the government of the United States, or any state, county or city thereof, or any foreign government.
c) To acquire, own and hold such real and personal property as may be necessary or convenient for the transaction of its business having the same power to deal therewith as a natural person.
The History of Lake View Terrace
By Mali Bakhtar and Cile Borman
Lake View Terrace (LVT) is nestled in the Foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, located in the Northeast San Fernando Valley. It's history stretches to two Spanish land grants. Originally, it was part of the Tujunga and San Fernando Mission Ranchos. The first settlers arrived in the area in the 1870s, and it was open to homesteading in 1902. At the present time it is a small community with less than 3500 homes many of them horse property. The first school in the area was built in 1888, one room for elementary grades. Now Lake View Terrace has Fenton Charter School, an elementary school with over 1400 students, Brainard School with over 250 students, Delphi Academy a private School grades 1-12. The most recent school is Community Charter Early College High School that includes a middle and a high school. This school which opened in September 2007, will be having up to 1000 students and as the name indicates, it prepare students for college.
Perhaps the name Lake View Terrace came from the nearby Pop's Willow Lake that was an ideal destination for swimming, boating and picnicking up until 
the 1980's. That body of water in the Hansen Dam Recreational Area has been replaced by the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center, which is a 40-acre water recreation facility located on the northwest side of the Hansen Dam Recreation Area. The facility consists of a 9-acre recreation lake and a 1.5-acre swimming lake. The recreation lake is available for such activities as fishing, pedal boat rentals, public boating, and boating lessons, bird watching, jogging, walking, picnics etc. The facility is open year-round (including holidays), but is subject to closure during severe weather. It is also convenient for horse boarding and horseback riding with many beautiful trails and state of the arts facilities close by. The Recreational Area is also the location for many large scaled events such as the "American Heroes Air Show." It is also famous for it's all day "Fourth Of July at Hansen Dam" Celebration, which is full of picnicking and entertainment with food and vendor booths. That day culminates with a spectacular fireworks display every year. Visit www.hansen4th.com for more info.
If golf is your game LVT is home to the public Hansen Dam Golf Course and the private Angeles Crest National Golf Course
Lake View Terrace is home for a diverse group of people from many professions and ethnic backgrounds including doctors, registered nurses, teachers, businessmen, actors, cowboys, and lets not forget the blue and white-collar labor force. It is a growing community with many new developments. This is a very special area with its rural atmosphere and the city is conveniently close to the downtown Los Angeles, Los Angles International Airport and Burbank's Bob Hope Airport. It is ideally close to the 5, 405, 210, 118, and the 2 freeways. Lake View Terrace is not an independent city, it is a part of the City of Los Angeles and any building permit, zoning, safety, etc., is handled by the City of Los Angeles with strong community oversight.
The Lake View Terrace Improvement Association is an "old timer". It has served the community since 1940 with low association dues. The Association strives to improve the community and is made up of local residents and member of the business community. Whether you own or rent a home in Lake View Terrace, you may attend the general meeting the first Monday of every month at the Lake View Terrace recreation Center at 7 pm. The association has been hosting a successful swap meet for over seven years, with the funds being used for scholarships, monthly newsletter and other worthy causes.
History of The Lake View Terrace Library
source: Kerry Cavanaugh LA Daily News 2003.6.26
Residents will cross the threshold Saturday, June 28, 2003, of the community's first public library, touted as the most environmentally friendly building a city contractor has ever constructed. The pairing makes sense, resident and library proponent Phyllis Hines said.
The Lake View Terrace Improvement Association pleaded for a library for 20 years and finally helped pay for it with $1 million from a trust fund to offset the negative effects of the now-closed Lopez Canyon Landfill.
"We decided we'd like some of the money to go toward something positive ... something that would be a statement environmentally," Hines said. "It's been 20 years in the making, but it is surely a magnificent thing now."
The library contains 40,000 books and videotapes, computers with Internet access, a multipurpose meeting room and special areas for children and teens.
The Los Angeles Public Library's 67th branch is also a "green" statement by city officials, who spent about 25 percent more than a standard library would have cost to build a $5.5 million facility that's a model in energy and water efficiency, use of recycled materials and drought-tolerant landscaping.
"From a political perspective, it is a tremendous opportunity to make a statement: This is the most environmentally friendly building in Los Angeles," said Council President Alex Padilla, whose district includes Lake View Terrace. "This is something the rest of the city can learn from."
From the ground up, architects designed the library to handle the San Fernando Valley's scorching summer heat without cranking up the air conditioning.
Awnings and other devices reduce and filter direct afternoon sun. A cooling tower circulates air through cold water to lessen the need for air conditioning. Windows sensitive to heat and humidity open automatically to regulate interior temperature. Roof-top solar panels generate electricity, and the roof itself is designed to deflect sunlight.
As a result, the building is 40 percent more energy-efficient than a traditional library.
Inside, the walls and carpets are made from recycled materials. The floors are bamboo, which grows back faster than trees. Photo sensors automatically control lighting to lessen electricity consumption.
City officials ordered a design to get a gold certification -- the second-highest ranking available -- from the U.S. Green Building Council, which monitors and certifies projects that incorporate environmentally friendly features.
The California Integrated Waste Management Board and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy allocated $550,000 in grants to help cover the extra "green" building costs.
The Lake View Terrace library opens just before a requirement takes effect July 1 that all city-funded projects in Los Angeles larger than 7,500 square feet must meet the Green Building Council's minimum standards.
Meeting minimum certification standards can be as simple as orienting a building away from direct sunlight, planning for transit and including solar panels and water-efficient fixtures, city officials said.
"It takes some certain knowledge and, of course, it's not as easy as building a regular frame building," said Charles Ngo, the library's project manager in the Bureau of Engineering. "Even though it may be difficult, I think this is the way of the future to save the environment."
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Membership is $10 per person or $20 per family per year. Donations are also accepted.
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