La Palma seeks $12.5 million for Valley View rehab and eyes $30 million Del Amo widening; police‑station modernization grant pending

La Palma officials are pursuing multiple funding sources to address transportation and public‑facility needs, Mayor Mark Waldman said, including a $12.5 million grant request to rehabilitate Valley View Street and collaborative plans to widen Del Amo with an estimated $30 million construction cost.

Waldman said the Valley View corridor is a major arterial that requires more extensive work than a typical slurry‑seal maintenance project and that the grant submission was prepared with assistance from Townsend Public Affairs and supporters from Buena Park and the Orange County Transportation Authority; the application is subject to approval by the Southern California Council of Governments.

On the Del Amo project, Waldman said the design work is at about 65% completion and that La Palma is participating in ongoing monthly coordination meetings with the city of Cerritos (the lead agency) to identify funding for design completion and construction. "It is anticipated that the construction for this project will be $30,000,000," he said.

Waldman also reported the city has a pending federal grant application to renovate and modernize the police station; he described the police facility as in need of renovation and said the grant process at the federal level has been slow but the city remains optimistic. Separately, the city recently completed rehabilitation of a pump and motor at its yard well and identified a second well that requires rehabilitation; officials said a utility‑rate proposal is underway to ensure funding for water‑infrastructure needs.

All of these projects remain contingent on external approvals and funding decisions. Waldman said staff would begin design work on approved projects as soon as funding is secured.