All activities at the City of Santa Clarita’s Central Park will be closed through Thursday September 6. The park is being used by the United States Forest Service as a staging ground for the Acton fire.
After Thursday, the availability of the park will be determined on a day to day basis, although City officials are hopeful that Central Park will be open by the weekend.
Among activities affected by the closure include the beginning of flag football season and its NFL Kick-Off Event that was to be held Wednesday, September 5, 2007. All practices through Thursday September 6th, have been cancelled and although the NFL Kick-Off event has been cancelled, the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick portion of that event is rescheduled for Monday, September 24th from 6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.
The Flag Football opening games have being rescheduled to Saturday, September 7th. The City has notified the approximate 800 participants of the change in schedule and barring further notification, residents should expect games resume Saturday.
