Rosendahl To Hold Meeting on Ballona Creek Entrance Closure

For those of you following the controversy surrounding the potential closure of the Ballona Creek Bike path along Culver Drive between Purdue Avenue and Sawtelle Boulevard, alert Streetsblog commenter Greg passes along the following message from the Councilman’s office:

Hello,

Thank you for contacting the Office of Councilmember Rosendahl
regarding the Ballona Creek bike path. A public meeting will be held on
Thursday, April 3rd 6-7:30pm in Councilmember Rosendahl’s Westchester
Field Office located at 7166 W. Manchester Blvd.Westchester, CA 90045 to
discuss community concerns. Representatives from the Los Angeles Police
Department and Department of Transportation will be present. I encourage
you to attend and share your perspective.

If you have any questions, please email or call me.

Regards,

Nicole A. Velásquez
Field Deputy
Councilmember Bill Rosendahl
City of Los Angeles, 11th District
7166 W. Manchester Blvd.
Westchester, CA 90045
PH: (310) 568-8772
FAX: (310) 410-3946
EMAIL: nicole.velasquez@lacity.org
www.councilmanrosendahl.com

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