EVENT SET FOR VETERANS PLAZA GROUNDBREAKING TO BE HELD TODAY.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - The city will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking today, Veterans Day, on a long-awaited memorial to servicemen and servicewomen. The Veterans Historical Plaza is planned on a triangular parcel near downtown Newhall, on Market and Walnut streets A number of streets are named Walnut Street:
The plaza will include water features, more than 50 trees, themed lighting, flags from each of the five branches of the military plus the U.S. and California flags, and a brick walkway walkway Rehabilitation medicine An instrument used to measure the timing of foot contact and or position of the foot on the ground . ``Of the hundreds of public places and facilities throughout 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 devoted exclusively to honoring veterans, 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, Veterans Historical Plaza is one of the largest and most significant to be created in the last 50 years,'' Mayor Bob Kellar said in a prepared statement. Veterans have battled for the monument for more than a decade. In 2000, the city bought the half-acre property with $250,000 from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency. . The city also has collected $50,000 in private donations for construction. The Historical Veterans Memorial Committee is raising additional funds through the sale of inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. bricks for public art that will eventually be placed in the plaza, designed with a formal Victorian garden theme. ``It was the goal of the design team to create a place of serenity and reflection in the middle of a bustling city,'' said Rick Gould, the city's director of parks, recreation and community services. IF YOU GO Groundbreaking for Santa Clarita's Veterans Historical Plaza will be held at 9:30 a.m. today at 24275 Walnut St., Newhall. CAPTION(S): box Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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