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Plans to expand Rusnak Mercedes-Benz in Arcadia should move ahead with Rusnak buying four commercial properties from the former Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. Arcadia became the first city earlier this month to have its long-range property management plan approved by the state Department of Finance--something required of former redevelopment or "successor agencies" to dispose of their properties.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33491
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Rusnak Mercedes Benz
Rusnak, Paul
Rusnak, Victoria
Item ID
33686AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Last month's California Supreme Court decision that eliminates redevelopment agencies may jeopardize the Rusnak Mercedes-Benz dealership's expansion plans. Last year, Arcadia's redevelopment agency acquired the final piece of a two-acre site to sell to owner Paul Rusnak to expand his business to 6 acres. Rusnak is one of the city's top sales tax generators and wants to open a 40,000 square foot showroom on Santa Anita Avenue, just one block from the future Gold Line station downtown.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32808
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Redevelopment Agency
Rusnak, Paul
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
33005AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Rusnak Mercedes-Benz's expansion plans are back in Arcadia's spotlight.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33492
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Miller, Terry
Rusnak Mercedes Benz
Item ID
33689AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency adopted a resolution approving the land acquisition and development agreement to help Paul Rusnak buy five sites for his Mercedes Benz dealership expansion. The Arcadia Elks Lodge doesn't want to move.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29394
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Redevelopment Agency
Arcadia Elks Lodge 2025
Rusnak Arcadia--expansion
Mercedes Benz
Car Dealerships
Item ID
29578AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia city officials adopt a 5-year redevelopment plan. The major goals are the expansion of the Rusnak Mercedes Benz auto dealership, development around the future Gold Line station and several affordable housing programs. The city demolished the Church of Arcadia's old building at 21 Morlan Place in September to make room for a parking lot that could be used by Rusnak.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31832
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Gold Line - Arcadia station
Redevelopment
Rusnak Mercedes Benz
Senior housing
Item ID
32029AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City Council will vote on approval of a property acquisition plan with Rusnak Arcadia tonight. The opposition, comprised of seven former mayors, don't want Redevelopment Agency money to help a private business buy five nearby properties.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29349
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Car Dealerships
Automobiles
Rusnak Arcadia
Expansion
Arcadia Redevelopment Agency
Mercedes Benz
City Council Meetings
Item ID
29533AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Measure B was approved by voters yesterday. This will allow Rusnak Mercedes Benz to move ahead with expansion plans. The City of Arcadia will not be able to use eminent domain as a tool for redevelopment for private use.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30526
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Eminent domain
Elections - 2001-2010
Rod's Grill
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz - expansion
Item ID
30714AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Community Redevelopment Agency is still considering an 11-acre project around the former Foulger Ford property, now owned by car dealer Paul Rusnak.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29709
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Foulger Ford
Rusnak, Paul
Redevelopment
Automobile Dealerships
Item ID
29894AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency is apparently making some progress in a project to improve the area around the Rusnak Mercedes-Benz dealership. The project, known as the Morlan Place Center, has been the topic of closed-door discussions with property owners around the Huntington Drive site. The city has extended offers to at least two property owners to move to 620 E. Live Oak, so that Morlan Place Center can be developed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32475
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Arcadia Redevelopment Agency
Morlan Place Center
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz--automobile dealerships
Item ID
32671AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City officials resume talks with Rusnak Mercedes-Benz about its expansion now that Measure B has passed. The Church in Arcadia will move to Live Oak Street.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30545
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 17, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 17, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz - expansion
Item ID
30733AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A proposed land deal will allow Rusnak Mercedes-Benz dealership to expand and Rod's Grill will not have to move. The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency has acquired the Dahlgren lot on Santa Clara Street, the last parcel of a 2-acre site it intends to sell to Rusnak. This sale would enable Rusnak to expand from 4 to 6 acres. A public hearing is scheduled for April 19. In addition to the recently acquired Dahlgren property, the current proposed site also includes the former Church of Arcadia on Morlan Place and a commercial strip along Santa Anita Avenue that contains 16 tenants. The proposed deal guarantees the city would receive at least $800,000 in sales tax a year for the next 10 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32372
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia Redevelopment Agency
Automobile Dealerships
Rod's Grill
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz--expansion
Item ID
32570AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The expansion of Rusnak Mercedes-Benz, Arcadia's largest sales tax generator, still faces hurdles. The Church of Arcadia has agreed to move from 21 Morlan Place, but it has encountered delays with the county's plan checks. The City of Arcadia still needs to acquire Rod's Grill at 41 W. Huntington Drive, but proprietor Manny Romero has not accepted any of the city's numerous offers. Tom Valasek, director of marketing at Rusnak Auto Group says the dealership will have to move if the city cannot deliver the land for the expansion plan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31099
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Church of Arcadia
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz - expansion
Item ID
31294AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City of Arcadia has finalized a deal with the Church of Arcadia so the church can move forward with its expansion. The city will pay the church $3.6 million and give it a 1.2 acre property at 630 E. Live Oak Avenue, in exchange for the church property at 21 Morlan Place. The church plans to build a two-story, 23,000 square feet church and meeting hall on the Live Oak Avenue lot. The Morlan Place property is near Rusnak Mercedes Benz.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30913
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Church of Arcadia - expansion
Land use
Rusnak Mercedes Benz
Item ID
31108AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council approves Rusnak Mercedes-Benz land sale. The automobile dealership plans $10 million in new construction on its six acres. It will include a new 25,000 s.f. showroom on Santa Anita Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33512
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
33707AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's largest individual sales tax producer, Rusnak Mercedes Benz, announced it wants to move out of Arcadia. It would mean an estimated loss of $800,000 to the City. Having faced expansion roadblocks, Rusnak says the City hasn't been able to deliver the acreage and properties as promised. The announcement came as a shock to City Manager Bill Kelly who knew nothing about it.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30565
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Business and Industry
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
30753AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Rusnak Mercedes-Benz has moved from Pasadena to the old Foulger Ford property at 55 W. Huntington Drive in Arcadia. A photo shows city officials and top business people at the ribbon cutting on the site.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30689
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 2002
Pages
p. 21
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 2002
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Business and Industry
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
30877AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City of Pasadena may seek lost sales tax revenue from Rusnak Mercedes-Benz, a business that relocated from Pasadena to Arcadia four years ago. Pasadena officials think Arcadia may have used the promise of an expansion loan as an enticement when Rusnak first considered leaving Pasadena. Arcadia officials deny it.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30048
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Rusnak Mercedes Benz
City of Pasadena
Automobile Dealerships
Item ID
30235AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City of Arcadia has acquired half of the land originally promised for Rusnak's Mercedes Benz expansion. Arcadia Self-Storage and Church in Arcadia are selling to the city but the Elks Lodge and Rod's Grill refused to sell. The city expects Rusnak to produce a minimum of $700,000 each year in sales tax for 10 years, or until the loan is repaid.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30200
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Eminent domain
Redevelopment
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
30387AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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As the city council election approaches, another main platform besides the controversial proposed mall development, The Shops at Santa Anita, that candidates can run on is the use of eminent domain. Current controversy surrounds the use of eminent domain to help Rusnak expand the Mercedes-Benz dealership.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29958
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2006
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2006
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Eminent domain
City council elections - 2001-2010
Candidates
Issues
Platforms
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
30144AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City may have to seize Rod's Grill and the Elks Lodge under eminent domain to accommodate Rusnak Arcadia's auto dealership expansion. Manny Romero, owner of Rod's Grill, and the Elks Lodge do not want to move and do not like what the City is offering for the land parcels.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29851
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Auto dealerships
Elks Lodge
Eminent domain
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Rusnak Mercedes Benz - expansion
Item ID
30036AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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