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Redevelopment Block in
Canyon Country Community Center
A gorgeous, new 25,000 square foot community center is coming
to Canyon Country on a City-owned, eight-acre site, located on the
northeast corner of Soledad Canyon Road and Sierra Highway. The site
was cleared this year and is now ready for staff to begin grading and
finalizing design plans. Construction is scheduled to begin sometime
in the summer of 2019 and once complete, the Center will offer the
community more opportunities to participate in free and low-cost
activities. In addition, residents will enjoy a new park which will provide
outdoor activities including a play area, half-court basketball, courtyards
and plazas, event area, walkways and landscaping. This project supports
the Santa Clarita 2020 theme of Building and Creating Community.
Newhall Ranch Road
Bridge Widening
The Newhall Ranch Road Bridge widening project over San
Francisquito Creek is coming to a finish! The bridge now has an
additional lane in each direction – for a total of eight lanes- greatly
improving the traffic flow in this busy area. Safety improvements
were also made with a new landscaped median and a barrier
protected sidewalk and bike path, on the south side of the bridge.
Cyclists and joggers are also loving the new San Francisquito Creek
trail connections under the bridge. This project supports the
Santa Clarita 2020 theme of Building and Creating Community.
Library, Arts and
Community Center in Saugus
The City is working on bringing a Library, Arts and Community
Center to the Saugus community. Saugus is the one community
in the City without a Santa Clarita Public Library branch. The
exact site for the new center is still in the works, but once a site
is located and acquired, next steps will include creating and
finalizing a design plan and then construction can begin. The new
facility will serve as a vibrant community hub with unique indoor and
outdoor spaces created for all ages! It will be a place where learning,
exploration, imagination and play can happen simultaneously in the
same area! This project supports the Santa Clarita 2020 theme of
Building and Creating Community.
Old Town Newhall
As part of the Redevelopment Block, which encompasses the corner The job of Law Enforcement is a tough one,
block of Railroad Avenue and Lyons Avenue in Old Town Newhall, a brand but we are fortunate in Santa Clarita to have
new, seven-story parking structure has opened! The new lot, which can a community that prioritizes public safety and
be accessed from 9th Street, offers visitors 372 free parking spaces most importantly, supports the Deputies who are
and a community rooftop event space. Future additions on this block passionate about their job.
include two projects: Laemmle Theatres, a seven-screen art house movie
theatre, and Newhall Crossings, a mixed-use project featuring residential
and retail units. This project supports the Santa Clarita 2020 theme of Over the past year we have been working hard at arresting drug
Enhancing Economic Vitality. dealers, tracking down the suppliers and educating those who are
high-risk for becoming addicted. Even with this proactive approach
to the heroin epidemic – we are still seeing a spike in overdoses.
In 2018 alone we’ve already lost ten Santa Clarita Valley residents
to recreational opioid overdoses. That number is up 60% over 2017.
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station One new tool to our arsenal to help save lives is deputies now have
access to naloxone or Narcan, an anti-opioid nasal spray that can
Work is underway at the construction site of the future Santa
Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, along Golden Valley Road, save lives during an overdose. Since our deputies were issued and
between Centre Pointe Parkway and Robert C. Lee trained on naloxone, they have saved the lives of five people.
Parkway. The new station will replace the current station
that has been in use since the 1970s, and once open, Our Juvenile Intervention Team, or “J-Team,” will continue to utilize
deputies will have a 46,000-square-foot, state-of- their three-pronged approach targeting education, intervention and
the-art facility. The sheriff station will feature a enforcement. This allows team members and community leaders the
detached, 4,000-square-foot vehicle maintenance opportunity to work together to outline a comprehensive strategy to
facility to repair vehicles on-site, a heliport, 9-1-1 address growing concerns regarding drug/heroin use and availability
dispatch center, a jail and enough space to house the in the Santa Clarita Valley.
entire Sheriff’s team. This project supports the Santa Clarita
2020 theme of Public Safety.
A recent example of this collaboration, was the Parent Resource
Symposium held at City Hall in September. The event focused on
drug laws and trends, as well as common issues affecting teenagers
today. Panelists shared important information regarding the effects
of drug use on the body, warning signs and symptoms to spot, and
resources available for parents and teens to get help for those they
2020 Update know are using.
The City of Santa Clarita has been hard at work completing projects laid out in the
Santa Clarita 2020 Plan – the City’s five-year strategic plan. This is not someone else’s problem, it is all of ours as a community
and we MUST continue our unwavering commitment to address
Under the theme of Sustaining Public Infrastructure, the annual Road Rehab substance abuse at all levels. With our strong community
program resurfaced an estimated 38.9 miles of street and completed 161
street segments this summer! Meanwhile, the annual Sidewalk and Concrete partnerships focusing on education, resources, intervention, medical
Rehabilitation project improved over 70,000 square feet of sidewalks, repaired treatment, rehab and enforcement, we will continue to take on this
768 feet of curbs and gutters, and installed 34 new, ADA compliant, pedestrian epidemic. I ask that if you see something, please say something -
access curbs. Within the theme of Enhancing Economic Vitality, the City what you share with us just may save a life!
continued to hold large-scale events to promote tourism such as the 25th
Annual Cowboy Festival and The Bear Grylls Survival Challenge. As part of the Captain Robert Lewis,
Community Beautification theme, the City installed over 500 replacement
trees throughout the City through the Median Beautification Project. Chief of Police
Santa Clarita
To learn more about the Santa Clarita 2020 Plan and the City’s progress, visit
SantaClarita2020.com.