MONTEBELLO - A $1.86 million project to build a new community and senior center in Montebello was approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.The project will be financed using capital project funds and federal Community Development Block Grant monies included in the 2010-11 fiscal budget. The community and senior center will be built at Potrero Heights Park. Plans call for a 3,000 square foot center with a multi-purpose room, exercise room, warming kitchen, office, restrooms and associated ancillary spaces. The center will include patio and other outdoor space, with landscaping immediately surrounding the building. Acon Development, a minority-owned company, received the construction contract.

********** Published: January 13, 2011 - Volume 9 - Issue 39