Neighborhood: Greater Griffith Park
Headworks Reservoir
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will install a 110-million-gallon underground water tank near Griffith Park to replace the Silver Lake and Ivanhoe reservoirs in the city's drinking water system. The reservoirs will be taken off-line and replaced by this new storage tank to improve water quality and delivery.
The buried reservoir is part of the larger Headworks Spreading Grounds project. Extensive native landscaping and a 4-megawatt hydroelectric power plant are also included in the project.
Plans for the Headworks Reservoir are currently in the design phase. Construction will begin in November 2010 and finish by November 2013.
For more information, visit LADWP.com.
Los Angeles River Revitalization
Implementation of the Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan continues. Councilmember LaBonge joined Friends of the L.A. River for their 20th Annual River Clean-Up in April, 2009. Click here to read about the clean-up or visit the River Revitalization Web site by clicking here.
Griffith Park Recovery/Hydromulching
The recovery of Griffith Park following the fires of May 8-9, 2007 continues with regular monthly clean-ups. Held on the second Saturday of each month at 8:30 a.m., they offer park-lovers an opportunity to demonstrate affection for a great Los Angeles park. For more details, email Mary Rodriguez for more information. Hydromulching was completed in Summer, 2008.
Griffith Park Adult Community Center
Open to the public!
LA Department of Recreation & Parks, Griffith Park Adult Community Center
Mark Wilson, Facility Director
3203 Riverside Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-644-5579
Hours 8:30am - 4:30pm Mon. - Fri.
John Marshall High School Track & Field
The John Marshall High School Barristers began playing on their new football field on October 23. 2009. Councilmember LaBonge lobbied for the project for years and secured more than $1 million in city funds to match state and school district funds to make the project happen. Click here to read about the opening celebration.
