$10 MILLION SET FOR OLYMPIC-SIZE POOL FUNDS EARMARKED FOR LONG-AWAITED AQUATIC CENTER PROJECT IN CASTAIC.Byline: SUE DOYLE Staff Writer CASTAIC -- After 12 years of waiting, the Castaic Sports Complex is now set to have an Olympic-size pool. A total of $10 million was earmarked toward the new aquatic center last week during budget hearings with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
``We've been in dire need of that aquatic facility,'' said Gary Dickerson, assistant regional recreation director for the north agency of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Parks and Recreation Department. The pool was originally planned to be built at the same time as the complex's gym and surrounding athletic fields in the mid-1990s. Some county funds were diverted, however, after the Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. in 1994, Dickerson said. Dickerson said swim teams from Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. high schools and clubs have been clamoring clam·or n. 1. A loud outcry; a hubbub. 2. A vehement expression of discontent or protest: a clamor in the press for pollution control. 3. A loud sustained noise. for more pools for practices. Currently, they're using the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Aquatic Center and a pool in Newhall in lieu of having their own facility. Plans for the new aquatic center also include an additional $350,000 toward splash pads -- a wet playground where water shoots from the pavement, from cannons and from fountains. Blueprints for the aquatic center have yet to be drawn up, but it is expected that the center will be built adjacent to the Castaic facility's Castaic Road headquarters, where a gymnasium and four athletic fields stand, Dickerson said. sue.doyle(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5254 |
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