Downey's newest sports complex now open

Aerial photo of Rancho Los Amigos Sports Complex, which opened over the weekend. (Photo courtesy office of Supervisor Janice Hahn.)

DOWNEY – Over the weekend, LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn offered remarks and cut the ribbon on the Rancho Los Amigos Sports Complex, a new $12.5 million sports field complex spread across five acres on the former south Rancho campus in southwest Downey.

The Sports Complex includes three multi-use, lighted sports fields of varying sizes and a 3,000 sq. ft. support building with offices, restrooms, storage, and concession stand. The sports fields will consist of a football/soccer sized, an AYSO 12 sized field, and an AYSO 8 sized field.

The sports fields are of synthetic turf that allows for greater usage than natural grass and requires minimal maintenance with low irrigation requirements.

Supervisor Hahn’s office contributed $10 million to the project, with the City of Downey contributing the remaining $2.5 million. The construction was managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.

The City of Downey will lease the site—which occupies five acres of a previously unused portion of the Rancho Los Amigos South Campus—from the county for one dollar per year and assume its operating costs.

“Together, we have turned an empty lot into something great that the community can actually use and enjoy.,” said Hahn. “For decades to come, this new sports complex is going to be such a special place for kids, parents, friends, and teammates to play and enjoy time together.”

“This complex is going to be a great new resource for the residents of this neighborhood and of our entire city, and was made possible by our great partnership with Supervisor Hahn and the County’s Department of Public Works,” added Downey Mayor Blanca Pacheco. “I look forward to welcoming Downey’s families here.”