New scout house for Manhattan Beach kids, seniors greenlit
The Manhattan Beach Scout House sits sandwiched between the Joslyn Community Center and Live Oak Park on North Valley Drive in Manhattan Beach. Photo A resounding consensus emerged at City Council on Tuesday: the Manhattan Beach Scout House urgently needs to be replaced. “If you’ve been in it recently, you’ll see that it’s beyond the end of its useful life,” said Richard Gill, director of the Parks and Recreation Department. The scouts have had enough. And in collaboration with the city’s older adults and the Manhattan Beach Property Owners Association, they are proposing a new, two-story building to replace their current facility, located on North Valley Drive between the Joslyn Community Center and Live Oak Park. An enthusiastic City Council backed their efforts Tuesday night with a promise to draft a memorandum of understanding, and the group will now begin a fundraising campaign to make their dream a reality. Two years ago, the Manhattan Beach Property Owners Association (MBPOA) presented the Boy & Girl Scouts of Manhattan Beach with a $500,000 donation for the new building, if it designates a 1,000 square-foot space for older adults. The idea is to create a shared…
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