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The City Council votes to put a utility tax increase on next April's ballot.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 20, 1997
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 20, 1997
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Taxation
Item ID
26114AN
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Convincing voters that a 2 percent utility-tax is the only way to restore the city's budget will be a hard sell.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11269
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 1997
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 1997
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council, 1990-1999
Item ID
11453AN
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Candidates in the City Council race comment on Youth Master Plan and how it relates to the utility tax (Measure A) increase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26294
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council Elections - 1998
Youth Master Plan
Item ID
26495AN
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Tuesday's City Council meeting saw a 4-1 approval of a recommendation to direct staff to prepare to place a 2% utility tax on the ballot in April 1998.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
November 20, 1997
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 20, 1997
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
City Council, 1990-1999
Item ID
11454AN
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The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce has chosen 4 special individuals to bestow their annual awards upon. They are: Joan Clive and Jesse Vanlandingham both tied for Community Volunteer of the Year; Mike Lamb, Business Person of the Year; and Chris Loomis, Chamber Service Award.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5700
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 1, 1996
Pages
p. 7 photo
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Sierra Madre News
Date
February 1, 1996
Pages
p. 7 photo
Subjects
Cline, Joan
Vanlandingham, Jesse
Lamb, Mike
Loomis, Chris
Item ID
5551AN
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The city budget passed unanimously on Tuesday night and included the elimination of 9 full-time employee positions, an increase in paramedics fees and a one-year, 1 percent utility tax increase.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council, 1990-1999
Item ID
6066AN
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Joan Hallett, secretary to the City Librarian, died Tuesday at Huntington Memorial Hospital. She was struck by a car on Saturday and never regained consciousness. Joan had worked at the Arcadia Public Library nearly 40 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18063
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 1999
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 1999
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Hallett, Joan
Item ID
18265AN
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In an unusual move, the normally apolitical Arcadia PTA Council has endorsed Measure A on the April 14 ballot, pushing voter approval for a 2% utility tax increase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12840
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Elections - Local, 1998
Item ID
13031AN
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Newspaper Index
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Incumbents Sheng Chang and Barbara Kuhn failed in their bids for re-election to City Council as voters gave first-time candidate Gail Marshall, former Mayor Roger Chandler and council appointee Gary Kovacic the nod for the next four years. Gino Roncilli came in well ahead of former Mayor George Fasching for the two year seat. Voters also gave thumbs down to Measure A, a ballot initiative that would have added 2 percent to the current 5 percent utility tax for the next four years.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council - Elections, 1998
Item ID
13525AN
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City Council ordered staff to begin preparing for a November tax election for a new police station.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16816
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1999
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1999
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Police
Item ID
14248AN
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City Council voted to appoint a financial advisory committee to examine the city's financial policies and the size of its reserve fund, then report back to the Council by December.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Item ID
15014AN
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In an attempt to produce permanent revenue enhancement, the City Council has agreed to go to ballot with a Fire Suppression District assessment which would ask property owners to tax themselves to achieve a balanced budget.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Budget
Fire Suppression District
Item ID
26028AN
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City Council has directed staff to Begin the process of placing a General Obligation Bond Issue on the Nov. 2, 1999 ballot. If approved, the bond issue will be used to partially fund construction of a new police station.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16876
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
May 13, 1999
Pages
p. 10
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Sierra Madre News
Date
May 13, 1999
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Police
City Council 1990 - 1999
Item ID
14305AN
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City Council voted Tuesday night to spend $804,380 in transportation funds to purchase land for a rail station on the northern edge of downtown Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8035
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 1996
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council, 1990-1999
Item ID
7995AN
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Ronald Konoske, 58, a resident of an unincorporated county area south of Arcadia, died Monday of cancer. Konoske was head of a campaign alleging that a San Dimas based water utility caused the cancer in him and others.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 1997
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 1997
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Konoske, Ronald
Item ID
11722AN
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Arcadia City Council has approved funding for outdoor lights at Dana and First Avenue middle schools, but opposed lighting a soccer field at Foothills Middle School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15850
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 1998
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 1998
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Item ID
16607AN
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Clean of drugs for nearly 2 1/2 years, April Hubert will graduate from Arcadia High School. After a bout of drug use and behavior problems, she now looks to the future.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Hubert, April
Item ID
5902AN
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The new City Council has several options to try to fill the projected $2.2 million general fund budget gap. Options include dipping into city reserves, raising taxes and fees, salary cuts and layoffs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3652
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 1994
Pages
p. H-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 1994
Pages
p. H-3
Subjects
Budget
Item ID
3527AN
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Arcadia High School graduate Mike Taylor, along with 2 others, started Cronies, a Chatsworth based company that is making a big splash in the area of licensed apparel.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1995
Pages
p. B3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1995
Pages
p. B3 photo
Subjects
Taylor, Mike
Item ID
5507AN
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A scam that tricks pager user into calling a high-toll phone number in the Virgin Islands is blitzing numbers in the area, including several Arcadia Police Department officers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6702
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
6511AN
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Newspaper Index
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