Negotiating teams for the Arcadia Teachers Association and the Board of Education have declared an impasse. Letters will be sent to the Public Employees Relations Board which may appoint a mediator. If the mediator is unable to resolve the differences, a fact finding panel may be selected.
Worried that they will not be able to meet deadlines for inspecting the city's schools for asbestos, the Board of Education has fired its contractor, Asbestos Environmental Controls.
With the addition of $113,295 of federal money to Arcadia's Home Improvement Program, the city will now be able to help about 12 more Arcadians refurbish their homes.
The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency would like the Arcadia Nissan property in East Arcadia, but the city may not be able to afford it since the Redevelopment Agency is already $9.9 million in debt.
If Santa Anita Park race track and other tracks cannot successfully compete with the just instituted state lottery that results from the passage of Proposition 37, the horse racing industry may go to Sacramento to seek tax relief, according to Robert Strub, president of the Los Angeles Turf Club.
Arcadia High School students are able to learn about managing a major race track by participating in the Track Management Class. Students actually intern in the various departments at Santa Anita - from the stables to the front office.
Oak Tree begins its 12th season on October 17. An 8 page supplement included several articles about the Oak Tree meet: special events, charitable contributions, etc.
Arcadia High School's Marching Band, Tall Flags, and Tom Tom Drill Team took the Sweepstakes Award for street competition at the Mt. Carmel Invitational Tournament of Bands, October 24.
A committee headed by Irene Burkner has done an update of a study made ten years ago by the Arcadia League of Women Voters on local public school education. The recent study, which was presented to the Board of Education, attempts to reconcile the League's desire for the best possible education with the current financial situation. The article discusses the two studies.
The Arcadia Business Association held a meeting August 22, 1984, to inform 36 Arcadia business owners of the city's downtown revitalization plan. Unattractive storefronts were cited as a key problem to be solved. In order to ameliorate the situation the city might exercise eminent domain and relocation of certain businesses that fail to voluntarily cooperate with the city plan.
Mayor Don Pellegrino has declared October to be Drug Abuse Education Month. Dr. Robert E. Bell, president of Parent Alert, discusses the group's programs and activities. Talks are scheduled at PTA and service club meetings.
Arcadia business people apparently favor a no-smoking ordinance in principle, but might have difficulty with it in practice, according to a Chamber of Commerce survey recently delivered by City Manager George Watts. Sixty percent favored an ordinance controlling smoking. However, 60% also said they would not be able to provide segregated areas for smokers and non-smokers.
For the first time in history, the Arcadia Board of Education voted to receive pay for its services. The board granted itself a monthly stipend of $125 to defray out-of-pocket expenses associated with serving on the board.
Doctors voice protest over medical facility. A petition signed by 140 doctors was sent to Robert P. Strub, Santa Anita president, requesting that he reconsider the proposal.
City Council has approved a new project called Postal Alert. It provides for special stickers to be placed in mail boxes. When the mail carrier notices signs of trouble such as uncollected mail, he notifies his supervisor who directs a follow up. After October 1, participants may obtain a registration card and instructions from Arcadia post offices or the Senior Citizens office.
Focus on the Family, and Arcadia-based Christian organization dedicated to the preservation of the home, is about to move into new offices in Arcadia. The organization, which has grown rapidly over the past few years, currently has 310 employees and occupies offices in 7 separate buildings in Arcadia. The new building, located on Foothill Blvd., will be completed around the first of October.
Arthur Farr, 46, the band and orchestra leader at Dana Junior High School, has been named the Arcadia Unified School District's 1990 Teacher of the Year. Farr has been teaching band and orchestra at Dana for 23 years, as well as coaching the basketball team and teaching physical education. (NOTE: This article incorrectly identified him as "Allen", but the error was corrected in the issue of October 1.)