SPORTS COMPLEX GROWING COUNCIL TO REVIEW BLUEPRINT.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem 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, - Three new playing fields, a gymnasium gymnasium In Germany, a state-maintained secondary school that prepares pupils for higher academic education. This type of nine-year school originated in Strasbourg in 1537. , space where dogs can run free of leashes and a series of trails are in the plans for expansion of Santa Clarita's Sports Complex, a proposal the City Council will consider Tuesday. More than 800 residents and the local sports organizations helped design the 38 acres added to the Sports Complex, and the city Parks and Recreation Department has recommended approval of a blueprint based on those suggestions. The $25 million to $30 million project endorsed by the city Parks Commission is still subject to environmental studies and design work before grading can begin. The council will meet at 6 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Blvd. The master plan drafted by consultants and city staff members includes three multi-use sports fields with terraced seating much in demand by local youth soccer and football programs. Two sites are being looked at for a dog park - one where leash rules would not be applied. A BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. track, a court for basketball and roller hockey roller hockey n. Hockey played on a hard surface in which two opposing teams of roller skaters, using curved sticks, try to drive a ball into the opponents' goal. , several covered picnic areas and an outdoor performance area also are included in the plans - along with parking lots, restrooms, a grass volleyball area and a concession area. A road off Ruether Avenue would loop around the expanded park. In response to a request from residents, a tot lot close to one of the sports fields also is mapped. Work began on the Sports Complex in 1998, shortly after the city bought an abandoned cosmetics warehouse - three large buildings on about 30 acres - for $3.08 million. The first project was an outdoor skate park and one of the warehouses was remodeled as a gymnasium with two basketball-volleyball courts and four racketball courts. A second building was remodeled as an activities center and the third was razed raze also rase tr.v. razed also rased, raz·ing also ras·ing, raz·es also ras·es 1. To level to the ground; demolish. See Synonyms at ruin. 2. To scrape or shave off. 3. and replaced with 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 : the three-pool Aquatic Center that opened late last year. The complex was formally named after a former city manager, George Caravalho, who engineered the original deal in his quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the more space for the city's popular youth basketball program. In 2001, the city bought the adjoining 38 acres from developer Larry Rasmussen at a cost of $6.5 million. Patricia Farrell Aidem, (661) 257-5251 pat.aidem(at)dailynews.com |
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