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Bouquet Canyon Water Crisis Has Left LARC Ranch with No Choice but to Truck in Water While Waiting for Government Agencies to Resolve Bouquet Reservoir Stalemate. The Tab so Far: $43,000.
LARC Ranch has trucked in almost 2 million gallons of water so far while urging government leaders from several agencies to resolve a long-simmering dispute over how best to restore the flow that is contractually obligated to be released from Bouquet Reservoir. While we appreciate the efforts of county Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich and U.S. Rep Howard “Buck” McKeon to resolve this issue, we’re still waiting on a solution.
The ball is in the U.S. Forest Service’s court, and considering the environmental clearances that are normally required for a debris cleanup such as the one needed in Bouquet Creek to clear the way for the release of water from the reservoir, we may still be in for a long wait.
Meanwhile, we are still trucking in water — an unbudgeted and significant expense.
Special thanks to the Los Angeles Times and reporter Scott Gold, who wrote this excellent article on the situation.
If you are interested in catching up on the details of the water crisis facing LARC, please review the following:
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Save the Date for LARC’s 2014 Fundraiser!
Oct. 26: It’s a Frightful Festival at LARC!
 LARC’s annual fundraiser will be especially fun this year, as we’ve moved the date closer to the end of October and we’re transforming this year’s fundraiser into a Halloween festival! Save the date: Sunday, Oct. 26. The fun starts at 1 p.m. with an awesome lunch and entertainment starting at 2:30.
Tickets will be available online starting next week, and the prices remain the same as last year:
- Adults, $125
- Children, $50
- Family package, $325 (includes 2 adults, 2 kids)
If you are unable to attend the fundraiser this year but would still like to support LARC, please click on the blue “pledge” button below or visit the contributions page of the LARC website to make a donation online!
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2014 Fundraising
Contributions to Offset Water Costs, Aid Solar Installation Project
In conjunction with our 2014 fundraising efforts, we are now seeking to help offset the costs of trucking in water due to the Bouquet Canyon water crisis. Those unbudgeted costs are expected to exceed $150,000 this year.We are also looking ahead at the future of LARC Ranch and working hard to ensure that LARC’s valuable programs and services will be available to serve developmentally disabled adults for many years to come. A key element of this planning is LARC’s solar electricity project. Planned to begin construction later this year, the solar project will provide reliable energy and significantly reduce LARC’s utility expenses for many decades to come.
A portion of the funds we raise this year will help cover the required initial capital expense, which quite literally is an investment in the future of LARC Ranch. By reducing operating costs in future years we will not only help the environment, but will also promote the financial stability of LARC Ranch.
Please click on the blue “pledge” button below or visit the contributions page of the LARC website to make a donation online!
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What’s Happening
at LARC Ranch?
The residents of LARC Ranch keep pretty busy, between our day programs and special activities and excursions for residents. If you’d like to see just how busy the LARC residents’ calendar is, check out our monthly activity calendar page on the LARC Ranch website. There’s something going on almost every single day! Like this:Like Loading...
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Friday, May 3, 2024
The Santa Clarita Valley Media Collaborative invites the public as well as local creatives, media industry professionals, students, parents, teachers and others to celebrate the next generation of media makers participating in the inaugural NextGen MediaMakers Festival on Saturday, May 18 from 2-5 p.m. at the Canyon Country Community Center.
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The Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library is hosting a “Spring Bag Sale” event at the Valencia, Canyon Country and Newhall branches of the Santa Clarita Public Library, during normal operating hours from Saturday, May 4 to Sunday, May 12.
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Thanks to the community's support, E.C. Loomis Insurance Associates has officially awarded a $10,000 donation to The American Cancer Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives, celebrating lives, and leading the fight for a world without cancer.
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6 Comments
That’s just wrong to trap those poor folks in the middle of their squabble. Hope they are ashamed of themselves, but probably NOT :(
That’s just wrong to trap those poor folks in the middle of their squabble. Hope they are ashamed of themselves, but probably NOT :(
Uuuuggggg pull the plug already the fish is more important then human life.
Who cares there dead already no chance of them coming back.
Uuuuggggg pull the plug already the fish is more important then human life.
Who cares there dead already no chance of them coming back.
Uuuuggggg pull the plug already the fish is more important then human life.
Who cares there dead already no chance of them coming back.
I’m sorry but who is already dead? You’re not talking about LARC’s residents right Jim??