Arcadia City Council has approved the de-annexation of approximately five acres of property north of Hillcrest Boulevard. Monrovia gains the property that is included in a development proposal for the area.
The Planning Commission has rejected proposed General Plan changes that would have permitted hi-density zoning in the Naomi-Camino Real-Golden West area and left it medium density. The General Plan and the zoning map are still not in conformity, which was one reason the hearing was called.
Plans for a $700,000 building to house the City Council have been approved, but the whole project has bogged down over the projected $89,500 needed to make the existing City Hall conform to the new building. Complete details on rearranging city departments in order to make the best use of space are given.
City of Arcadia. Assessment books of the property in the City of Arcadia. Includes legal description, last known owner, value of land, taxes paid. 101 A. Book 1. Assessment no. 1-728. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 2. Assessment no.729-1721. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.
101 B. Book 3. Assessment…
Annexation by Arcadia of the unincorporated area in the northern part of the city (of which Anoakia is the largest piece) is closer to reality than at anytime in the past.
Since October 1975 a committee of citizens, teachers and
administrators have been studying requirements for graduation from high school. They recommend raising the units needed to graduate from 160 to 170. The School Board will vote on this proposal on April 14.
The Arcadia City Council will oppose attempts by El Monte to annex a strip of uninhabited Arcadia land located between Peck Road and the San Gabriel River.
By a 6 to 1 vote the Planning Commission on May 24 approved a new zone: R-M (single-family mountainous residential). The proposed ordinance will need to go before the City Council for adoption.
A meeting between the Arcadia and El Monte City Councils did not resolve the situation created by El Monte's attempts to annex 310 acres of Arcadia property south of Live Oak Avenue.
Disaster planning, incorporated in Arcadia's Master Plan, is now being polished for final approval. Contingency plans are designed for fire, earthquake, plane crash, etc.
The El Monte City Council formally withdrew its petition to annex some 300 acres of Arcadia property south of Live Oak Avenue. Protests to the annexation represented more than 50% of the assessed property owners.
Proposed annexation of the area between Standish Street on the north and Jeffries on the south. One hundred percent of the residents of the area have asked to be annexed, so proceedings should move rapidly.
SCAG will conduct hearings on an area transportation plan. The results will be incorporated into a comprehensive plan for all of Southern California due to be completed April 1, 1975.
A brief dedication ceremony for the new chamber building at City Hall was held on April 15, 1977. Total cost, including the remodeling of old quarters for new uses, was $903,000.