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L.A. Council approves purchase of dairy site for future park along Los Angeles River

Posted by: Maven on September 26, 2009 at 6:17 am

From the Los Angeles Times’ LA Now blog:

“The Los Angeles City Council today approved the purchase of a 6.3-acre dairy site along the L.A. River that officials hope to transform into a public park and water treatment center.

Officials have eyed the Albion Dairy site for several years as a prime location to clean storm water from the surrounding 254 acres before it enters the L.A. River through two drains that run parallel to the Spring Street and Main Street bridges. The parcel is part of an area straddling the river east of downtown that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa hopes to transform into an incubator for clean technology companies.

The city is purchasing the dairy land with $17.6 million from Proposition O, the $500-million bond measure approved by voters in 2004 to clean up the city’s beaches, waterways and lakes.

There are no design plans yet for the park in the Lincoln Heights area, which is close to the Downey Recreation Center. City officials must still secure money to build the water treatment center and create the park — and that work will not begin for at least two years, when the dairy operator’s lease expires. Officials will raze the buildings and clear the site at that time. …”

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September 26, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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One Response to “L.A. Council approves purchase of dairy site for future park along Los Angeles River”

  1. Joe Linton on September 26th, 2009 11:57 pm

    The LA Times blog article is slightly wrong in its description of the location… If I do say so myself, I think our coverage of this item at L.A. Creek Freak is more accurate and has more details, including maps, links, and photos.

    http://lacreekfreak.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/city-purchases-6-acre-albion-dairy-site-for-river-park/

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