Parks Improvement Ballot Measure Proposed
A proposed ballot measure would ask Los Angeles County voters to approve the creation of a park assessment district that would raise $520 million for improvements to beaches, parks, the Hollywood Bowl, the Los Angeles Zoo and Santa Monica Bay.
County supervisors have scheduled a March 3 hearing on placing the proposal on the June 2 ballot. If passed, the measure would levy a $12.52-a-year assessment on the average single-family home. A similar measure failed to pass in November, 1990; it required two-thirds voter approval. The new measure would require only a simple majority for passage.
Here is a look at ways in which portions of the money would be distributed in the Southeast and Long Beach areas:
COUNTY PARKS
* Cerritos Regional County Park: $2.5 million
Rehabilitation of gymnasium, lake and other areas of this regional park.
* East Compton Park: $1.2 million
Construct a 25-meter swimming pool and bathhouse on five acres of land.
* La Mirada Park: $2.5 million
Rehabilitation of lake, picnic areas, campgrounds and parking facilities.
Subtotal: $6.2 million
CITY FACILITIES
* Bell: $400,000
Renovations at Veterans Memorial Park, including expansion of recreation facilities.
* Cudahy: $1.09 million
Expansion of playground facilities at Lugo Park.
* Downey: $1.86 million
Construct a senior citizens community center at Apollo Park.
* La Habra Heights: $500,000
Improvements to Hacienda Park, including remodeling the gymnasium.
* Lakewood: $1.75 million
An estimated $850,000 would go for renovation of McCormick Pool. About $900,000 would be used in a joint agreement with the Bellflower Unified School District to develop a sports complex at Mayfair High School.
* Long Beach: $19.66 million
About $11.46 million would be used to buy parkland on the west side of the city. Some $6.2 million would be for development of El Dorado Regional Park, while $1 million would go for further development of Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Approximately $1 million would go to rehabilitate Belmont Pier.
* Lynwood: $1.55 million
Funds would be used to renovate Dymally Park, including building a lighted soccer stadium.
* Montebello: $1.24 million
Construction of a swimming facility and gymnasium.
* Pico Rivera: $2.05 million
Construction of an activity center that would include a gymnasium and meeting rooms.
* South Gate: $ 900,000
Construction of a senior citizens recreation building.
* Whittier: $9.3 million
Acquisition and development of land and wildlife habitat next to the existing Whittier Wilderness Park.
Total: $46.5 million
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