LP nature center moneys approved

This just in from La Puente Mayor Louie Lujan:

Looks like city staff members have received confirmation that Congresswoman Grace Napolitano’s (D-Santa Fe Springs) appropriations request of $250,000 for the city’s proposed Nature Education Center has been approved and signed by President Bush.
As a result, the city will be drastically cutting the amount of funding it will receive from from the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy for the project. La Puente was pegged to get $425,000 from the conservancy group. Now, they will be getting only $175,000 — that equals a $250,000 savings!
How nice of the city to give up money it doesn’t need.

And just in case you wanted to know, here are some specs on the nature center —

NAME: Puente Creek Nature Education Center
LOCATION: 22 acres on Nelson Avenue between Nelson Elementary School and the Puente Creek Channel
ESTIMATED COST: $1.9 million
DETAILS: A nature park and educational center featuring a climbing wall, trails and educational exhibits