Alondra County Park Ground Breaking Ceremony -- MONDAY

September 5, 2008

                                                                                                        

Contact: Catarah Hampshire

Public Information Assistant

                                                                                    (310) 965-8230

    champshire@parks.lacounty.gov

OR

James Bolden

Press Deputy, Supervisor Burke

(213) 200-5314

jbolden@bos.lacounty.gov

                                                 

     ALONDRA COUNTY PARK BREAKS GROUND FOR $26 MILLION RENOVATION PROJECT

 

WHAT:          County of Los Angeles Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke, 2^nd District and Russ Guiney, County of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation Director, will participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for a multi-million dollar project at Alondra County Park in Lawndale, Monday, September 8, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. Residents, community leaders and park staff are expected to attend the ceremony.  The project will include a new 25 meter competitive swimming pool, new ADA access pool house and recreational staff offices, a 4,000 sq. ft. water play area (splash pad) an 18,000 sq. ft. in ground Skate Park and a new community building on the north side of the park.

 

WHO:             County of Los Angeles Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke, Park and Recreation Director Russ Guiney and the Lawndale Community.

WHEN:          Monday, September 8, 2008

4:30 p.m.

 

WHERE:       Alondra County Park 

                        (Redondo Beach Blvd and Yukon) parking lot entrance

                        Lawndale, CA 90260

           

 

VISUALS:     Dignitaries will participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking on the actual construction site.