Our Valley Santa Clarita July/August 2016 | Page 10

Government

MESSAGE FROM
THE CITY MANAGER

KEN STRIPLIN

L

ast year, the City
embarked upon an
ambitious
five-year
strategic plan, Santa Clarita
2020. The plan includes
tens of millions of dollars
in public projects including
a new Sheriff’s station in
the center of the Valley,
a new community center
in Canyon Country, a
Library/Recreation Center
in Saugus, an arts master
plan, bringing a Laemmle
Theatre, a commercial
project with housing and
a parking structure to Old
Town Newhall, expanding
transit services, attracting
more filming, jobs and large
scale events, and much
more.
Now in our second year of
the five year plan, we are
hitting some tremendous
milestones that I’m excited
to share with you. In May,
the City Council and the L.A.
County Board of Supervisors
signed off on a funding
plan for our new Sheriff’s
Station. The new and larger,
state-of-the-art
facility
will be built on 12 acres of
land owned by the City on
Golden Valley Road. The
$51 million plan includes
a $15 million contribution
from L.A. County.
This year, the City Council
will be making a decision
on the location of the new

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Saugus Library Center. The
new library and recreation
center will provide a muchneeded amenity to the
Saugus Community. Also
this year, the design of the
new library will commence.
In Canyon Country, the
City will be building a
new
Canyon
Country
Community Center between
Soledad Canyon Road and
Sierra Highway. The 6.5 acre
site will include a variety
of amenities including a
gymnasium, fitness room,
kitchen,
multi-purpose
outdoor fields, a tot lot, a
half-court basketball area,
a community garden, class
rooms and much more.
This year, in concert with
the community, we will
be completing the site
Master Plan and begin the
design process for the new
Community Center.
If you would like information
and a progress report on
all 62 work projects on the
Santa Clarita 2020 plan, I
encourage you to visit our
regularly updated website
at: www.SantaClarita2020.
com.

MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR

BOB KELLAR

J

uly
is
typically
when our summer
really
kicks
off
in Santa Clarita,
with an abundance of
summertime
activities.
Check out the City’s
website for details on free
summer concerts, dive
in movies at City pools,
hikin