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Summer in the City | Message from City Manager Ken Striplin

By Ken Striplin | Thursday, Jun 2, 2016

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Summer in the City is a great time to enjoy some terrific amenities including air-conditioned libraries, well-maintained parks and swimming pools, off-street trails and more.

Our City offers several swimming pools at several local parks, including the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center with its Olympic-sized pool, 25-meter dive pool and the family play pool. Lessons, lap swim, “dive-in” movie watching and water polo are cool and healthy activities during the hot summer months. Please visit: Santa-Clarita.com/Aquatics for a complete schedule.

The Santa Clarita Public Library’s Summer Reading program is available at all three of the City’s libraries and offers programs for children, teens and adults. This summer’s program theme is: “Read for the Win,” celebrating the summer Olympics in Rio. Summer reading program events include a LEGO brick building event, a marble run and Heroes of Olympus, an homage to the Olympics where kids draw their favorite heroes from Greek mythology. Friday afternoons are reserved for sports and game-oriented family fun including family movies, chess, coloring, board games, puzzles and bingo. For more information, visit:SantaClaritaPublicLibrary.com.

Right now, we’re gearing up for the 4th of July festivities as well as our popular, free summer concert series. You won’t want to miss the City’s free 4th of July fireworks show in the evening at the Valencia Town Center. You can find out about all of the 4th of July activities via the City’s website at www.Santa-Clarita.com.

If getting to the beach is something you would like to do, consider the City’s beach bus! This service allows community members to enjoy sun and sand in Santa Monica throughout the summer months. The air-conditioned transit ride provides the perfect opportunity for community members to enjoy a relaxing ride to the beach without the hassles associated with driving. Traveling on Saturdays and Sundays from June 4 through September 4, fares are $3 each way for children and adults, and $1.50 each way for persons with disabilities and seniors 60 years of age and over.

The City’s free summer concert series, sponsored by Logix Federal Credit Union, begins July 9 and runs through August 27. These great concerts are held every Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. in Central Park.

I hope that you and your family enjoy all that Santa Clarita has to offer this summer. It is always a pleasure to hear from you. You can reach me directly via email at: kstriplin@santa-clarita.com.

Ken Striplin is the city manager of the city of Santa Clarita.

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