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TOP STORY - JANUARY 23, 2008
Construction Set To Begin On Dockweiler State Beach Youth Center |
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Construction of the Dockweiler State Beach Youth Center, located at the end of Imperial Highway and Vista del Mar, is scheduled to begin January 28, 2008 with anticipated completion in April 2009.
The $6.2 million project is jointly funded by County of Los Angeles Prop A and State of California Prop. 12 bond funds. This project will provide a youth activity center at Dockweiler State Beach and will serve as the southern headquarters for the Los Angeles County W.A.T.E.R. (Water Awareness, Training, Education and Recreation) youth education program offering aquatic sports camps.
The 8,800 square foot building will consist of multi-purpose meeting and training facilities, administrative space, indoor storage facilities, restroom and locker facilities and storage for beach equipment.
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Supervisor Knabe joines Congresswoman Jane Harman, Assemblyman Ted Lieu, and El Segundo Mayor Kelly McDowell at the Grand Opening Ceremony for the Douglas Street Gap Closure Project in El Segundo. This $39 million project closed a critical link in the arterial network, provided a transit center, a small park-and-ride facility for both transit and Metro Green Line passengers and improved pedestrian access to the Metro Green Line Douglas Street Station. |
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Contact:
Steve Napolitano
Field Deputy
825 Maple Avenue
Torrance, CA 90503
snapolitano@lacbos.org
Tel: (310) 222-3015
Fax: (310) 320-4058 |
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Don Knabe. Working for EL SEGUNDO. El Segundo
Accomplishments |
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Refurbishing Dockweiler State Beach
 Supervisor Knabe participated in a dedication ceremony for $14 million in new facilities at Dockweiler Beach. Improvements included replacement of four restroom buildings, an entry kiosk, refurbishment of maintenance and lifeguard facilities, a concession building, new playground equipment, and upgrades to the recreational vehicle park with conversion of all spaces to full hook-ups, and parking lots. |
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Called for the adoption and implementation of County's new Tsunami Preparedness program which will inform and coordinate emergency services in case of a tsunami.
Held a Tsunami Emergency Preparedness Program Briefing for local communities.
Worked closely with the City to keep the Los Angeles Air Force Base off the closure list and rebuilt at its new location.
Sued LAX, along with the City, over the proposed expansion of LAX, which led to a settlement restraining the growth of the airport
Supports various community-based organizations including: Tree Musketeers. |
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Worked
closely with the City to keep the Los Angeles Air
Force Base off the closure list and rebuilt at its
new location.
Sued
LAX, along with the City, over the proposed
expansion of LAX, which led to a settlement
restraining the growth of the airport.
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Began
Pilot Program for a reduced fee parking pass for
County beach parking lots at El Segundo Beach.
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Participation
in the Municipal Area Express commuter
transportation service (MAX) is extended; the
program provides the residents of the South Bay with
a direct commuter transportation service to the El
Segundo Employment Center.
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Supported
the funding of the Juvenile Offender Intervention
Network (JOIN) within the City of El Segundo.
Traffic
Signal Synchronization Project on Sepulveda
Boulevard/Pacific Coast Highway from Imperial
Highway in El Segundo to Studebaker Road in Long
Beach and will also include the reconstruction of a
median along Artesia Boulevard.
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