Supervisors OK L.A. River Parks Plan
The county Board of Supervisors approved a $4.16-million plan Tuesday to help build parks and greenways along the Los Angeles River.
With money from a 1992 Los Angeles County parks proposition, the board gave the go-ahead to six projects that will help transform the concrete-lined waterway into a recreational corridor.
The new parks and landscaped bike paths fall within the district of Supervisor Gloria Molina, whose staff worked with local cities to apply for the funding.
The money will help transform an industrial site in Maywood into a new park at the water’s edge and create gateways to the river in Bell.
Most of the projects require additional funding from cities, which plan to look for resources from state and federal grants.
Additional river parks may be funded later next year when the board distributes $12 million from a 1996 county parks proposition.
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