RPV Gets Grant for Abalone Cove Improvements

A Rancho Palos Verdes project that could bring new trails, picnic areas and landscaping to recently received a boost from the state as the city learned this week it had been awarded a grant for the project in the amount of $310,830.

The state Office of Grants and Local Services announced Wednesday the city would receive the grant for the park project.

The city applied for grant funding under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Program in November 2010. In August, OGALS told city staff that it recommended grant approval to the National Park Service.

Abalone Cove Shoreline Park Improvement Project proposals include adding landscaping, trails, interpretive signage, picnic areas, shade structures, viewing stations and a play area within a 3.69-acre portion of the city’s 80.04-acre park.

The city will match the grant amount to bring the total project cost to $621,660.

“The city looks forward to bringing this project to fruition as soon as possible,” City Manager Carolyn Lehr said in a statement. 

Senior Administrative Analyst Kit Fox said it's unclear when exactly the project could begin, but that it could be sometime in 2012.