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Arcadia's proposed city budget will be about $24.4 million, up 8.9% from the $22.4 million 1985-86 budget, according to a report from City Manager George Watts.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 1, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 1, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Budget

Item ID: 673AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City and school elections will not be combined as originally planned, according to a proposal by the Arcadia City Council. It will cost the school district $16,000 for it's April school board election.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: Marcha 1, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: Marcha 1, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Elections - Local

Item ID: 1510AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia could build a multi-purpose Senior Citizen Center for $1.5 million plus the cost of the property, according to a report submitted to the City Council by Warren Shaw, chairman of the Arcadia Senior Citizen's Commission. The report indicated that most of the money would come from state and federal sources, but that Arcadia would need to chip in at least $225,000 of matching funds. The center is necessary, Shaw said, due to a current lack of senior citizen facilities.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 7, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 7, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3161AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An ad hoc committee has been formed to consider the proposal to annex a new area. A staff report indicates there would be considerable cost to the city if annexation is approved. One area of particular concern is the deficiency in the water supply in the area.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 9, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 9, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Annexation (Municipal Government)

Item ID: 410AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

With the passage of Governor Deukmejian's cost-cutting state budget, the Arcadia Board of Education will have to find more than $1 million to cut to get down to its estimated $24.2 million income and that, according to Superintendent Stephen Goldstone, probably means some employees will have to go.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Finance

Item ID: 2938AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Council to receive report on ramp metering proposal. Staff opposed because Arcadia would be severely impacted because of racing.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 19, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 19, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Foothill Freeway - (210)

Item ID: 1629AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council is continuing negotiations with Group W Cable for an agreement that would supercede the current contract with the firm and give the city more control over the television service.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Antenna Television

Item ID: 1242AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Construction of a new senior center in Arcadia will be funded in part through more than $200.000 allocated from federal Community Development Block Grant funds for the 1988-89 fiscal year, not through an exchange of money with another city that would have cost Arcadia about $75,000.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3164AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Roofing ordinance scheduled to take effect September 17 postponed to Oct. 8 due to technicality in the reading of ordinance by City Council.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 12, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 12, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fires and Fire Prevention

Item ID: 1605AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

According to Peter Kinnahan, Arcadia's manager for economic development, Arcadia needs to pursue redevelopment projects more aggressively or surrounding communities like Monrovia will take major businesses away. He cited the delay over location of the proposed Target Department Store in Arcadia as an example.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 18, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 18, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1303AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The new Senior Citizens' Center, scheduled for completion by December, will now cost more than $4 million. The original budget was for $2.58 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 9, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 9, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3169AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A newly released study by H. Wendell Mounce & Associates reports that Arcadia could use a new police station, a new city hall, a recreation center and a theater. Total cost of the project if the city hall is replaced would be $20 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Civic Center

Item ID: 2273AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia may take legal action against the Arcadia Convalescent Hospital to recover what City Attorney Michael Miller said are "extraordinary costs" of daily fire safety inspections during construction of an addition to the facility.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 27, 1986

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 27, 1986

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Hospitals - Arcadia Convalescent Hospital

Item ID: 1753AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A noise barrier wall 8 to 10 feet tall-the height most commonly found on local freeways-would do little to reduce the level of annoyance for Arcadia residents who live alongside the 210 freeway, according to a recent study by the engineering firm of J. J. Van Houten and Associates. In spite of the report, the Arcadia City Council will continue to study possible ways of funding the sound barrier, and residents who live near the freeway say they will continue to fight to get a wall built.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 23, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 23, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Noise

Item ID: 2021AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The much-discussed ordinance governing types of roofs that can be used in Arcadia will be given a second reading at council meeting of August 17 and become effective 30 days later. Ordinance divides city into two zones: hazardous fire area in foothills and non-hazardous in lowlands.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 1, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 1, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fires and Fire Prevention

Item ID: 1603AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The preliminary report of the population and housing counts of the 1980 census provides population figures for cities in the area. Arcadia's population increased slightly more than 800 from 45,138 in 1970 to 45, 955 in 1980.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 8, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 8, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Population

Item ID: 2231AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's new senior center will be built at the Rose Garden at the corners of Huntington and Campus Drives. The city will start taking bids for the proposed $2.5 million, 18,000-square foot building in April. (At least 21% of the city population is over age 60.)

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3166AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A plan to reduce the size of the Arcadia Planning Commission from 7 to 5 members has been held over by the City Council. The Council has until July to think about the proposal.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 630AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Severe budget reductions loom in the future for Arcadia schools as a result of decreasing enrollment, according to an annual report from the district.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 16, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 16, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Budget

Item ID: 2646AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia city officials voiced support for a proposed commuter rail service that would run from Santa Barbara County to Los Angeles four times daily each way.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Transportation

Item ID: 3424AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Arcadia's proposed city budget will be about $24.4 million, up 8.9% from the $22.4 million 1985-86 budget, according to a report from City Manager George Watts.

City and school elections will not be combined as originally planned, according to a proposal by the Arcadia City Council. It will cost the school district $16,000 for it's April school board election.

An ad hoc committee has been formed to consider the proposal to annex a new area. A staff report indicates there would be considerable cost to the city if annexation is approved. One area of particular concern is the deficiency in the water supply in the area.

With the passage of Governor Deukmejian's cost-cutting state budget, the Arcadia Board of Education will have to find more than $1 million to cut to get down to its estimated $24.2 million income and that, according to Superintendent Stephen Goldstone, probably means some employees will have to go.

City Council to receive report on ramp metering proposal. Staff opposed because Arcadia would be severely impacted because of racing.

The Arcadia City Council is continuing negotiations with Group W Cable for an agreement that would supercede the current contract with the firm and give the city more control over the television service.

Construction of a new senior center in Arcadia will be funded in part through more than $200.000 allocated from federal Community Development Block Grant funds for the 1988-89 fiscal year, not through an exchange of money with another city that would have cost Arcadia about $75,000.

Roofing ordinance scheduled to take effect September 17 postponed to Oct. 8 due to technicality in the reading of ordinance by City Council.

The new Senior Citizens' Center, scheduled for completion by December, will now cost more than $4 million. The original budget was for $2.58 million.

A newly released study by H. Wendell Mounce & Associates reports that Arcadia could use a new police station, a new city hall, a recreation center and a theater. Total cost of the project if the city hall is replaced would be $20 million.

Arcadia may take legal action against the Arcadia Convalescent Hospital to recover what City Attorney Michael Miller said are "extraordinary costs" of daily fire safety inspections during construction of an addition to the facility.

The much-discussed ordinance governing types of roofs that can be used in Arcadia will be given a second reading at council meeting of August 17 and become effective 30 days later. Ordinance divides city into two zones: hazardous fire area in foothills and non-hazardous in lowlands.

The preliminary report of the population and housing counts of the 1980 census provides population figures for cities in the area. Arcadia's population increased slightly more than 800 from 45,138 in 1970 to 45, 955 in 1980.

Arcadia's new senior center will be built at the Rose Garden at the corners of Huntington and Campus Drives. The city will start taking bids for the proposed $2.5 million, 18,000-square foot building in April. (At least 21% of the city population is over age 60.)

A plan to reduce the size of the Arcadia Planning Commission from 7 to 5 members has been held over by the City Council. The Council has until July to think about the proposal.

Severe budget reductions loom in the future for Arcadia schools as a result of decreasing enrollment, according to an annual report from the district.

Arcadia city officials voiced support for a proposed commuter rail service that would run from Santa Barbara County to Los Angeles four times daily each way.