PARK TO GET MAJOR FIXES BOARD AUGMENTS VAL VERDE BUDGET.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer VAL VERDE Val Verde may mean:
Val Verde Park's softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' field, along with the nearby tennis and basketball courts, is in need of a little TLC TLC total lung capacity; thin-layer chromatography. TLC abbr. 1. thin-layer chromatography 2. . That is coming after 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:
The county originally had approved $1.6 million for the face-lift, but voted Tuesday to increase that figure to cover the costs. The restroom buildings will be replaced, the kiddie kid·die or kid·dy n. pl. kid·dies Slang A small child. kiddie Noun Informal a child playground repaired and drainage systems, walkways, landscaping, irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. and lighting will be upgraded. ``We come here to play,'' Irene Alvarez said Thursday, as she rested with her year-old son Joshua Lopez in the ample shade of one of the park's many trees. ``It's nice, here. It could use some work though.'' Val Verde Park is the center of this canyon town northwest of 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, . It was built in the 1930s by the Works Project Administration, a Depression-era federal agency that put people to work on public projects. The centerpiece of the park is a newly reconstructed Olympic-size pool, originally built for African-Americans, who at the time were prohibited from using public parks in 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. area. The community grew around that park, now the town's gathering spot. Val Verde is evolving, growing at its own slow pace, and the park remains an oasis, filled with mature trees and plenty to do. ``I like the area,'' Eric Wochna said as he strolled through the park. Wochna, who lives in Northridge, is building a home in Val Verde. By the time he's settled, the softball field at the park will be regraded and revamped as a multisports field, and the basketball court with its uneven surface and faded remnants of graffiti will be refurbished. The tennis courts, too, will get a new surface and the frayed net will be replaced. What won't be touched are the scores of trees that shade the park, the charming stone retaining walls and the grassy picnic grounds that are much the same as they were seven decades ago. Patricia Farrell Aidem, (661) 257-5251 pat.aidem(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Irene Alvarez and her year-old son Joshua Lopez enjoy shade trees at Val Verde Park, which is set for improvements. (2 -- color) The tennis courts will get a new surface and the frayed net will be replaced. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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