Sánchez delivers $1 million to City of Pico Rivera
WHITTIER, CA – On Tuesday, Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) delivered a check in the amount of $1,050,000 to the City of Pico Rivera, funding she secured as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023.
The funding Congresswoman Sánchez secured will be used to transform an underutilized and blighted bus depot at the southwest corner of Passons Boulevard and Jackson Street into a colorful neighborhood park.
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The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 was signed by President Biden in December and included funding for community projects that were requested by residents, organizations, and local partners in the 38th Congressional District. Congresswoman Sánchez secured a total of $28,428,707 for 15 community projects in her district.
"Community spaces are critical to fostering creativity and togetherness—things we all could use more of after the pandemic," said Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez. "These funds will be used to transform an underused bus depot into a vibrant neighborhood park, complete with play areas, an amphitheater, and space for local vendors and small businesses. I am proud to be here today to deliver this funding, and I will keep fighting to ensure our communities get the resources they need and deserve."
"On behalf of the City of Pico Rivera, we are grateful to Congresswoman Linda Sánchez for providing the City with the funds necessary to provide our residents with an additional open space that will include a park, amphitheater, and vendor areas," said Pico Rivera Mayor Erik Lutz. "Our residents deserve park spaces with amenities they can use. At the PAD Park, families will be able to congregate, exercise, play, and take in the great outdoors, which is crucial to provide a better quality of life for the residents of Pico Rivera."
The park will feature new canopy trees and drought resistant native landscaping, a grassy knoll and performance amphitheater, decorative fencing, creative solar panel shade structures, a butterfly garden, community-based artwork, children's play areas, free Wi-Fi hotspot, and more. The park will also commit space dedicated to incubating small, home-grown businesses such as galleries, cafés, bakeries, and other vendors.
In addition to this project, Congresswoman Sánchez delivered funding for the following community projects (listed in alphabetical order):
- $3,000,000 for the City of Artesia
- $4,000,000 for Foothill Transit
- $500,000 for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles
- $1,420,000 for the City of Hawaiian Gardens
- $2,500,000 for the LA County Department of Public Works' South Whittier Communities Bikeways Access Project
- $620,000 for the LA County Department of Public Works' Sunshine Shuttle Route C Electric Buses and Charging Infrastructure Project
- $2,500,000 for the City of La Mirada
- $2,211,745 for the City of Montebello.
- $976,962 for the City of Norwalk
- $2,200,000 for the Norwalk La-Mirada Unified School District (NLMUSD)
- $2,000,000 for the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments' Workforce Development Program
- $2,200,000 for the City of Santa Fe Springs
- $750,000 for the City of Whittier
- $2,500,000 for Water Replenishment District of Southern California
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