2007年3月9日金曜日

How the Santa Clarita Valley came into being and it is changing.

The Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles country. It was formed by incorporation on December 15, 1987. The original City Council included Mayor Howard "Buck" McKeon, Mayor Pro-tem Jan Heidt and Councilmembers Jo Anne Darcy, Carl Boyer and Dennis Koontz.
In 1989, the City moved into its new City Hall building on Valencia Boulevard where the City government headquarters remain today.
Since incorporation, Santa Clarita has won annual awards for its strong fiscal management and investments. The City's growth in sales tax revenue, outside grant funding and a "good business budget" have helped to keep Santa Clarita a strong city.
Santa Clarita opened its first new park in 1989 in Canyon Country. The 17-acre Canyon Country park was the first of many new facilities and amenities built by the City. Others include Begonias Lane Park, Creekview Park, Circle J Ranch Park, Central Park, Pamplico Park, the Newhall Community Center, the Santa Clarita Sports Complex, including a skate park, activities center, gymnasium and aquatics center, 14 miles of off-street trails, three Metrolink stations, new landscaped medians, new roads, and more.
Since incorporation, the City has increased recreational opportunities by more than 400%. A variety of low-cost classes, sports programs, special events and lessons are offered quarterly through the SEASONS booklet which is mailed to every household. Some of these include: the annual Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival, River Rally, Arbor Day, Marathon and half Marathon events, Concerts in the Parks, Emergency Expo, and the 4th of July fireworks show.
The city oversees a variety of high quality programs and services for residents. Some of these include: free graffiti removal service, free pothole service, free park mobile service, free used oil pickup, free sidewalk repair, free parenting programs, free street tree care and planting, free skate park use, free one stop career center services and more.
Santa Clarita's most famous attraction is the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. It's located just outside the city limits in unincorporated Los Angeles County. I've been there once. It is just crazy... Most of attractions are very scary roller coasters. Actually I like riding roller coasters. But it was too much for me. Once is enough, I think. It was very crowded at the day, though.
The Santa Clarita is very new city. I'm very sure that it will grow more and more. I look forward how it's going to change and be.

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