ANTONOVICH KEEPS TARP OFF VAL VERDE POOL.Byline: Nicholas Grudin Staff Writer VAL VERDE Val Verde may mean:
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. County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San is securing funds to keep six community pools open in the face of tight county budget constraints A Budget Constraint represents the combinations of goods and services that a consumer can purchase given current prices and his income. Consumer theory uses the concepts of a budget constraint and a preference ordering to analyze consumer choices. . ``The swimming pool at Val Verde Park is extremely important,'' said Antonovich deputy Millie Jones. ``We've had scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. weather.'' Last week, the county announced plans to close its community pools one week early due to $1.3 million in excess expenses this year. County officials said the pools, which are supposed to stay open for the entire summer season, would close Aug. 24 instead of at the end of the month. Monday, Jones said that none of the pools in Antonovich's 5th District, including Val Verde Park's, will be among those to close. ``This is money well-spent on helping our youth. ... This is the only county pool in the 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. ,'' Jones said. Members of the Val Verde community - which is centered around its park and pool - had not heard that the pool was to close early, but were pleased to find out that it would not. ``The whole park, and the pool especially, is the place for all of our kids to meet - it gives them something to do and something to look forward to,'' said Gina Nordenstrom, spokeswoman for the Val Verde Civic Association. ``We appreciate Mike's support on this.'' Nicholas Grudin, (661) 257-5255 nicholas.grudin(at)dailynews.com |
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