PLAZA CONSTRUCTION BEGINS GROUNDBREAKING HEALD FOR VETERANS HISTORICAL PARK.Byline: Eugene Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer NEWHALL - A building crew cleared old scrub brush and battered concrete at a small downtown Newhall lot Monday as construction began for the city's Veterans Historical Plaza. Contractor Thomsen Landscape of Reseda has about four months to complete the park before its scheduled opening May 30 - Memorial Day. ``No more piecemealing,'' said Tom Reilly Tom Reilly may refer to:
The triangular memorial plaza - long sought by local veteran groups - includes a fountain, seven flagpoles for the U.S. flag and armed services The Constitution authorizes Congress to raise, support, and regulate armed services for the national defense. The President of the United States is commander in chief of all the branches of the services and has ultimate control over most military matters. banners, shaded areas and a path composed 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 honoring local veterans. The city is contributing $692,000 - the bulk of the total construction cost. The Castaic Lake Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot lake (399,000,000 m³) is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mi² Water Agency, the area's water wholesaler, donated $25,000 for the fountain and Green Nursery of Newhall is donating trees, Reilly said. ``The contractors are very confident that we can get this done in time,'' he said. ``It'll be just in time. But we have a bit of cushion in there in case of bad weather.'' The Historical Veterans Memorial Committee, which is selling the bricks to raise money for a sculpture and story stations, must receive all orders by March if they are to be installed in the plaza in time for the opening, Reilly said. Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Ground is being cleared to make way for the Veterans Historical Plaza at Market and Walnut streets A number of streets are named Walnut Street:
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