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Deputy Chairman of Fountain Valley

Larry Crandall

Larry was born in Monmouth, Illinois and grew up in Missouri and California, graduating from Westminster High School in 1967. He earned an Associate of Arts degree in Business from Golden West College.

Larry joined the Air Force in 1970, serving as a communication specialist in Thailand and Panama City, Florida. Larry received an honorable discharge in 1974 after which he moved to Fountain Valley and has lived here ever since.

In 1976 he graduated from California State University, Fullerton, with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science with an emphasis on Public Administration. Larry has utilized his education working as an investigator and elected official.

Larry is married to Sandra McCollom Crandall, who has taught in Fountain Valley School District for 34 years both as a kindergarten and first grade teacher. Sandra was selected as Fountain Valley School District Teacher of the Year for the 2004-2005 school year.

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Brief History

The marsh that has blossomed into Fountain Valley once was known as Gospel Swamp, where cattle grazed and itinerant preachers set up tents on small islands.But a severe drought in the late 1870's turned the marsh - fed by the Santa Ana River - into rich farmland, blessed with natural springs and artesian wells.By the late 1890s, the area had a blacksmitth shop, the Fountain Valley School, a general store and a post office. When pioneer James T. Talbert formed a drainage district in 1903 that channeled the wandering Santa Ana River, land values jumped from $10 to $500 an acre.During the 1930s large farms gave way to truck farming, mostly by Japanese-American farmers, in the community then known as Talbert.The 1950s brought freeways and talk of incorporation to fend off possible annexation to the cities of Santa Ana or Garden Grove. Supporters of an independent city favored a return to what they considered the town's original name - Fountain Valley, after the old school.In June 1957, 160 voters overwhelmingly supported incorporation, and Fountain Valley became Orange County's 21st city. The first City Council, made up primarily of farmers, pledged to keep the new city a farming community. But in the early 1960s the new San Diego (I-405) Freeway sliced the community in half, driving up land values and luring housing developers.(Previous information from Orange County.net)

General Law City

Incorporated: June 13, 1957
City Hall: 10200 Slater Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
City Telephones: (714) 593-4400; Fax: (714) 593-4498

Population (2000 Census): 54,978 (1990 Census: 53,691)
Population Density (2000 Census): 6,170
Population Under Age 18 (2000 Census): 23.5% (1990 Census: 23.7%)
Population Over Age 64 (2000 Census): 11.3% (1990 Census: 7.3%)
Land Area: 8.91 square miles (23.09 square kilometers)
Water Area: 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers)
Geographic Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude): 33.708618-117.956295

Fountain Valley City Stats

Links & Resources

Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce

City of Fountain Valley Website

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