U2's "Edge" Wants To Live on The Edge...of Malibu That Is - Page 2
While Malibu is of considerable beauty, but like most things there's a dark side to the pristine coastal town: out of control wildfires.
In October 2007, Cameron, Olivia Newton-John and Tanya Tucker, were evacuated due to the pending threat of the "Witch Fire" (named after Witch Creek Canyon ) in Southern Ca, along with many other not so famous, but wealthy home owners. California has been the home of devastating wild fires on an almost annual basis for the last several years.
I guess the threat of fire doesn't scare Edge or other celebs, after all isn't that what insurance is for?
So what will the design for this new crib, which supposedly can be seen from as fas as twenty miles away, look like? It's supposed to simulate leaves falling down the hillside and have an "S" shaped pool for his band buddies to splash around in.
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Sounds cool enough, right? Well, there are a few teensy issues. Unfortunately of the environmental kind.
In order to construct this rocker's dream-home, the top of the hillside will have to be squashed like a pancake. Residents are concerned it will spoil the view of natural landscape, and are unsure if Sweetwater Mesa Road can even handle traffic. Not to mention the water suppply pipes and electrical sources will need to be brought in, a new surface road, noise from heavy machinery, tons of dust, and of course the presence of a mega rock star could attract ogling fans. And most importantly, ALL of the major disruption planned, will likely be catastrophic to the local wild life.
So, why is any of this an issue? Aren't famous people notorious for dropping tons of green to get what they want? Well, the issue here is U2 has a reputation for green crusading, but none of the Edge's house plans are sounding too green to me.
It was not so much the big honking one story mansion that Evans want to build, that has local residents' knickers in a bunch, but he also has plans to construct FOUR more homes, for a total of FIVE homes on this property
Most likely Edge and buddy, Irish real estate investor, Derek Quinlan, will take two of the homes and the other three homes will probably be sold off ('cause, you know, Edge needs the money)!
Malibu City Councilman Jefferson Wagner, told Canyon News:
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