Park Assessment District

A proposed ballot measure would ask Los Angeles County voters to approve the creation of a park assessment district that would raise $520 million for improvements to beaches, parks, the Hollywood Bowl, the Los Angeles Zoo and Santa Monica Bay. Los Angeles County supervisors have scheduled a March 3 hearing on placing the proposal on the June 2 ballot. If passed, the measure would levy a $12.52-a-year assessment on the average single-family home. A similar measure in November, 1990, that required two-thirds voter approval failed to pass. The new measure requires only a simple majority for passage. Here’s a look at how the money would be distributed on the Westside. COUNTY PROJECTS: Hancock Park IMPROVEMENTS: Development,including landscaping and security improvements AMOUNT: $5 million COUNTY PROJECTS: Highland-Camrose Bungalows IMPROVEMENTS: Restoration of bungalows, built between 1916-1923 AMOUNT: $5 million COUNTY PROJECTS: Hollywood Bowl IMPROVEMENTS: Rehabilitation of facilities AMOUNT: $25.5 million COUNTY PROJECTS: Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area IMPROVEMENTS: Buy land for development of lake in Baldwin Hills AMOUNT: $12 million COUNTY PROJECTS: Malibu Bluffs Park IMPROVEMENTS: Renovation of ball fields AMOUNT: $300,000 COUNTY PROJECTS: Pan Pacific Park IMPROVEMENTS: Develop and restore facilities AMOUNT: $3.5 million COUNTY PROJECTS: Santa Monica Bay IMPROVEMENTS: Reduce pollutants and toxicity AMOUNT: $4 million CITIES: Malibu IMPROVEMENTS: Development of park within Malibu Civic Center AMOUNT: $1 million CITIES: Santa Monica IMPROVEMENTS: $1.86 million for beaches, $3.1 for Palisades Park AMOUNT: $4.96 million CITIES: Los Angeles IMPROVEMENTS: Restore Venice Pier, recreation area, park and Ballona Lagoon AMOUNT: $10 million TOTAL: $71.26 million