FINDING HOME ON RANGE COUNTY TO HELP RELOCATE CAROUSEL RANCH.Byline: Daily News 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, - County officials are joining the search for a new site for Carousel Ranch, a horseback riding horseback riding: see equestrianism. therapy program for autistic autistic /au·tis·tic/ (aw-tis´tik) characterized by or pertaining to autism. children. 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:
Carousel Ranch, a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. , helps about 70 children with disabilities each week develop motor skills and self-esteem through equine equine Any member of the ungulate family Equidae, which includes the modern horses, zebras, and asses, all in the genus Equus, as well as more than 60 species known only from fossils. Equines descended from the dawn horse (see Eohippus). therapy. But the organization lost its space Dec. 31 when its lease expired, forcing it to close its doors and suspend the sessions until it could find a new home. The ranch appealed to the Santa Clarita community to help find a permanent home, preferably 10 acres of flat land easily accessible from the road. The Santa Clarita Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council are scheduled to review a proposal next month that would allow Carousel Ranch to use property the city owns in Towsley Canyon as a temporary home. The city staff is developing plans for a year-to-year lease for the group, which could bring in much-needed revenue for the city, solve Carousel Ranch's immediate crisis and give the group a chance to raise money for a permanent home. For the past three years, Carousel Ranch's horses have called Atlasta Ranch in Placerita Canyon home, and the group has relied on help from local residents, businesses and donations to make ends meet. But the ranch is facing an uncertain future as rapid development alters the landscape of Placerita Canyon, a rural, equestrian neighborhood in Newhall. Carousel Ranch has until the end of the month to find a new stable for its horses and remove its gear. |
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