Photograph of Mayor Don Pellegrino, Fire Chief Jerry Gardner, Arcadia Police Department Capt. Gordon Schneiders going over plans of new emergency dispatch and 9-1-1 communications center during groundbreaking ceremonies held last week.
Summary of changes in the redevelopment law to become effective January 1, 1977. Now it will be up to the Community Redevelopment Agency to justify its processes.
The Target Department Store and shopping center will not be coming to Arcadia. The contract that gave Beck & Associates the exclusive rights to negotiate with Arcadia expired without agreement January 9, despite a final revision of the plans designed to make them acceptable to the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency.
Further restrictions go into effect on January 1, 1976 of public officials to insure that their meetings are open to the public. Complete details of SB 1 are given.
A new computer, scheduled to begin operating by January 1, will store information about reported traffic accidents and citations. The computer will be used to analyze traffic problems in the city.
Robert Considine, Pasadena City College trustee from the Arcadia district will not seek another term. December 9 is the first day to file for the March 8, 1977 election. January 1 is the deadline for filing.
"Spirit of America, Pride of Arcadia" is the theme of the Arcadia float for the 1984 Tournament of Roses. Mayor David Hannah proclaimed the theme for the period of November 17 to December 1, the date of Arcadia's Coronation Ball at which Arcadia's Tournament queen will be revealed.
Don Alcorn, a 20-year veteran of the Arcadia Police Department, has been named to the new post of Emergency Services Coordinator by the Arcadia City Council. Alcorn's job is to prepare an emergency plan that will cover any aspect of any possible disaster, from earthquake to fire to nuclear disaster.
The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency (which is also the City Council) is considering whether to take steps toward acquiring several properties in east Arcadia that made up the parcel of land for the now defunct Target Shopping Center. According to Peter Kinnahan, assistant city manager for economic development, the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency is strongly in favor of acquiring property on 3rd Avenue, just north of Huntington Drive.
The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency recently made several changes in its relocation rules that serve as guidelines to move residents and businesses to comparable sites when the city purchases their locations for redevelopment purposes. The new rules, which go into effect January 1, were prompted by new changes in state law and the need for smoother transition periods during relocations.