MESSAGE FROM THE CITY MANAGER KEN PULSKAMP
June Broadcast Message

Hello from Santa Clarita City Hall!

I hope the warm weather is finding you and your family happy and healthy and thinking about some relaxation plans for the summer!

On Wednesday, June 4, the City will host its fourth in a series of “Milk and Cookies with the Mayor” town hall meetings at 7 p.m. at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center on Market Street. Hosted by Mayor Cameron Smyth, the meetings are designed to provide residents an opportunity to meet informally with members of the City Council and city staff to discuss issues and ideas of interest. All of the “Milk and Cookies with the Mayor” meetings are free and open to the public, for more information, contact the Public Information Office at 661/255- 4314.

Reservations are available now for the annual State of the City Luncheon, to be held on Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at 11:30 a.m. at the Santa Clarita Hyatt Hotel and Conference Center. The luncheon is hosted by the Santa Clarita City Council and includes brief presentations designed to provide an overview of what is going on in the City. The cost for lunch is $25/person and includes a special commemorative gift. For more information or to RSVP, contact the City of Santa Clarita at 661/259-2489. Space is limited.

If you and your family plan to be home this 4th of July, plan to attend the free fireworks show at the Valencia Town Center. The City is working on a great patriotic event, to include a real red, white and blue fireworks show. For more information, including parking, log on to www.santa-clarita.com or call the City at 661/255-4910. (And don’t forget the 4th of July parade which begins at 8 a.m., running north along San Fernando Road from 5th Street to Lyons Avenue, turning west on Lyons and north onto Orchard Village Road, ending at 16th Street.

Our City Capital Projects are progressing well. The Aquatics Center is on schedule and we’re looking at an October grand opening. This state of the art facility includes three new pools, a concession building, locker and restroom facilities on the City’s 58-acre Sports Complex site just off Golden Valley Road.

The new Transit Maintenance Facility, to be located on a 11.84 acre vacant industrial lot in the Rye Canyon Business Park, within the Valencia Industrial Center, at the southeasterly corner of Alta Vista Road and Constellation Road will have an official ground breaking early this fall. Phase I of the project will include construction of facilities to meet the needs of the Santa Clarita Transit System over the next five to ten years. The first phase of construction will provide for housing of all of the City’s transit fleet, with room for expansion to house up to 150 buses.

The new community center in downtown Newhall is currently in the design phase, with construction expected to begin later this year. The new center will include a dividable multi-purpose arena, classroom space, a physical fitness area, a boxing area, a room for dance and karate, a dedicated teen area, a basketball court, a Sheriffs’ substation and staff offices. The City is undertaking the design and construction of this beautiful new facility at a cost of $3.8 million.

As always, feel free to email me at kpulskamp@santa-clarita.com if there is something I can do for you.

Best Regards,


Ken Pulskamp
City Manager