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City Council approved a 31% rate increase for residential trash pickup in the city. Best Disposal Company had requested an 80% raise.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1981
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
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2324AN
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After considerable discussion City Council has decided to delay a decision on Best Disposal's request to increase the trash rates by 40.6%.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2367
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
Ovtober 23, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
Ovtober 23, 1980
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
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2322AN
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Arcadia households will be charged $7.15 per month to have Best Disposal Co. pick up their trash, an increase of $2.10.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1986
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1986
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p. A-1
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
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2328AN
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Best Disposal Company will ask City Council for an approximate 40% increase in rates. Arcadia has had the lowest rates in the Valley for a number of years. A survey of the area shows that Best's request is for a higher rate than the average.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 19, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 19, 1980
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p. A-1
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
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2321AN
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The Arcadia City Council will receive a recommendation from City Manager George Watts to require an independent audit of Best Disposal's books to justify a proposed rate increase for rubbish collection services. Best is seeking the increase of offset a 100% increase charged them by landfill owners.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1982
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p. A-1
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
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2325AN
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Western Waste Disposal will not be buying Best Disposal. Browning Ferris Industries may. The buyout of the trash pickup contracts will not affect the city directly.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1989
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p. A-1
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
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2332AN
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Best Disposal Co. which holds the Arcadia city contract for waste disposal, is on the brink of being sold to Western Waste Disposal. Collection fees may go up.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 28, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 28, 1989
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p. A-1
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
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2330AN
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Arcadia City Council votes 3-2 to renew contract with Best Disposal.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 25, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 25, 1983
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
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2327AN
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Browning Ferris Industries of Pasadena has purchased Best Disposal's non-commercial trash contracts. Monrovia, Arcadia and Duarte intend to put their residential pickup contracts out to bid.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1989
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
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2331AN
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City Council approved a 7.4% trash fee increase. The raise is tied to a new recycling and automated collection system.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1989
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p. A-1
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
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2329AN
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Council sets hearing on refuse contract bids. Will review top five contract bidders selected by staff.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 24, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 24, 1983
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p. A-1
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
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2326AN
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Pending approval of the Arcadia City Council, guest houses on Arcadia properties will be limited to 600 square feet and will not be allowed to be combined with other accessory buildings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2086
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 1, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 1, 1987
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p. A-1
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal
Item ID
2072AN
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Tax rates are being increased in the city's five lighting districts. Article discusses status of other tax rates and notes an increase of 9.2% in the total assessed valuation of all properties in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3439
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
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p. A-1
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Taxation
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3327AN
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Senior citizens in Arcadia who use the city's Dial-A-Ride program may have to pay twice what they are paying now to use the system. At a meeting of the Senior Citizens Commission, Brian Gabler, city administrator of the program, said that rates will increase from $.20 to $.40 for seniors on July 1, unless the Arcadia City Council decides to subsidize the program from general funds.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1985
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1985
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p. A-1
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Dial-A-Ride
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1428AN
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City Council will meet to study a proposed water rate increase which, if approved, would raise consumer bills 68% over the next four years.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1981
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p. A-1
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Water
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3455AN
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Roofing ordinance scheduled to take effect September 17 postponed to Oct. 8 due to technicality in the reading of ordinance by City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1606
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 12, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 12, 1982
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p. A-1
Subjects
Fires and Fire Prevention
Item ID
1605AN
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The city is expecting a 4.5 percent increase in its general fund budget. This does not include salary increases which are currently under negotiation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper664
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 17, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 17, 1981
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p. A-1
Subjects
Budget
Item ID
664AN
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The City Council will increase water rates on a year to year basis for the next five years. Funds will thus be accumulated for predictable major replacement projects. These projects are outlined in the article.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1982
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p. A-1
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Water
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3459AN
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The Arcadia City Council approved a 6% hike in building fees, such as building permits, conditional use permits, and request for modifications. The increase, set for November 17, will be used to offset the 6% salary hike that city employees received in the 1989-90 budget.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 25, 1989
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p A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 25, 1989
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p A-1
Subjects
Building Fees
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679AN
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Arcadia now has two patrol wagons that will be used to transport prisoners from the scene of the arrest to the station. The wagons can pick up several prisoners and book them all at once, allowing officers to spend more time in the field.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 9, 1980
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 9, 1980
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Police
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2193AN
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