SOUTH GATE : Mosquito Control Agency to Move
The county agency responsible for controlling the area’s mosquito population is planning to move from the city to a $5-million facility in Santa Fe Springs.
The Greater Los Angeles Vector Control District, formerly called the Southeast Mosquito Abatement District, has been seeking to relocate for several years from a South Gate building that officials described as cramped and outdated.
Construction is expected to begin in July on a four-acre site at Florence and Bloomfield avenues in Santa Fe Springs, and should be completed by late 1996, officials said.
The agency plans to erect two 20,000-square-foot buildings. An administrative building will include offices, a meeting room and laboratories. The other building will be used for vehicle maintenance and storage, officials said.
The plans include a pond to raise guppy-like fish that eat mosquito larvae. The fish are placed in stagnant water throughout the county and are given to homeowners.
The new headquarters will allow the district to meet increased demands, such as tracking the spread of ailments carried by insects.
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