COMPLEX MAY GET NEW NAME SPORTS FACILITY COULD HONOR CARAVALHO.Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer 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, - The city Parks and Recreation Commission has unanimously endorsed a plan to rename the Santa Clarita Sports Complex in honor of former City Manager George A. Caravalho. The 3-0 vote Thursday night recommends that the Santa Clarita City Council rechristen the Canyon Country facility as the George A. Caravalho Santa Clarita Sports Complex. ``It is a great idea,'' said Commission Chairman Duane Harte. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. of anyone more deserving than George Caravalho.'' Commissioners Karin Nelson and Todd Longshore long·shore adj. Occurring, living, or working along a seacoast. [Short for alongshore.] agreed, crediting Caravalho with the vision that led to the creation of the complex, which includes a gymnasium, a teen activities center and a skate park. ``George believed in a lot more than just keeping youths busy - he believed in them, and thought they were the most important people in our valley,'' Nelson said. Commissioners Laura Hauser and Kimberle Wooten were not present at the meeting. A state-of-the-art, three-pool Aquatics Center is under construction and is slated to open in the fall, city officials said. The last part of the 20-acre sports complex is slated to include a BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. bicycle course, an expansion of the popular skate park and an adventure play area. Officials were unable to fund the project's $4 million cost this year because of the city's cash-strapped budget. However, city leaders are beginning to rethink plans for the final phase of the sports complex because of the City Council's purchase of 38 acres of adjacent land, officials said. The only city manager the city has ever known, Caravalho left Santa Clarita in April to take the top job in the Inland Empire In·land Empire A region of the northwest United States between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains, comprising eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho, and western Montana. Farming, lumbering, and mining are important to the area. city of Riverside after nearly 15 years. At Caravalho's recommendation, the city purchased what would become the Sports Complex for $3.08 million in 1998 and converted it from a cosmetics warehouse center into the crown jewel Crown jewel A particularly profitable or otherwise particularly valuable corporate unit or asset of a firm. Often used in risk arbitrage. The most desirable entities within a diversified corporation as measured by asset value, earning power, and business prospects; in takeover of Santa Clarita's parks and recreation facilities. If the name change is ratified by the council, the sports complex will become the third major city facility named to honor a former city official. The Jo Anne Darcy Canyon Country Library and the Jan Heidt Newhall Metrolink Station honors two of the city's longest-serving councilwomen. Teresa Todd, a trustee of the Sulphur Springs School District The Sulphur Springs School District is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves portions of the Canyon Country and Newhall communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California. As of March 26, 2006, it has 8 elementary schools. , suggested the name change to the city. ``It is befitting be·fit·ting adj. Appropriate; suitable; proper. be·fit  ting·ly adv.Adj. 1. and appropriate,'' Todd told the commission. ``It was vision to put money toward our youth.'' William S. Hart Union High School District Superintendent Bob Lee also urged the commission to recognize Caravalho. ``The Sports Complex is his finest moment,'' Lee said. ``He deserves to be recognized for it.'' |
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