Making the grade
County, city partnership for new sheriff’s station moving ahead with groundbreaking next month
The construction of a new Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s station, which would almost double deputies’ work space, is getting underway this summer, city officials announced.
The groundbreaking for the new station is set to begin in July. This event would mark phase three of the city’s most expensive project to date, city officials said.
The new station is a collaborative effort by the city, Los Angeles County and the county’s Sheriff’s Department. The 46,461-squarefoot building, with a helipad, is planned to be built at 26201 Golden Valley Road, replacing the current building on Magic Mountain Parkway.
The total project cost is around $62.9 million, Newman said.
The current 25,100-square-foot SCV Sheriff’s Station, at 23740 Magic Mountain Parkway,
was built in 1972.
The City Council approved a memorandum in May 2016 that provided
joint funding between the county and city. It was approved a week later, with the city contributing the lion’s share and the county contributing $15 million.
Capt. Robert Lewis was unavailable for comment
Friday, but in July he said: “We have been working closely with the city and county in designing the new sheriff’s station so it will fit the needs of the residents we serve. I am excited about having a new station
and look forward to the groundbreaking and grand opening in a few years.”
Mayor Laurene Weste described the new facility as “state of the art” and praised its placement on Golden Valley Road between Sierra Highway and Centre Pointe Drive.
“(Deputies) will be able to get the assets they need to keep our public safe and work in the most efficient manner,” she said. “I know the officers are very excited for the new facility. They are so overcrowded now. This is such a blessing and we are proud to be able to do it.”
Weste said the accessibility on Golden Valley Road was ideal as part of the “cross valley connector” with State Route 14 on one side and Newhall Ranch Road on the other.
“It’s a limited-access parkway from one side of our valley, so traffic movement will be easier for them and they have very fluid movement to get north, south, east and west,” she said. “They’re at a busy intersection right now, and over there they can get right to the (SR) 14 and get anywhere they want.”
The groundbreaking for the station does not yet have an exact date, but more information should be available next week, said city Communications Manager Carrie Lujan.
The site of the new station was once Fire Station 104, which closed in April. The station’s services were temporarily moved to Fire Station 150 while a new station at Golden Valley Road and Newhall Ranch Road is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2019.
“(Deputies) will be able to get the assets they need to keep our public safe and work in the most efficient manner.”
Laurene Weste, Mayor, city of Santa Clarita