Four candidates are running for this year's City Council election: Mayor Charles Gilb, Councilwoman Mary Young, Charles Chivetta and Johanna A. M. Hofer.
Roy Speirs and Steve Worsley are running as a team in the upcoming election. Their publicly stated purpose is to form a coalition with Haltom and Dring to bring about tax reforms. Their initial goal will be to further reduce the utility tax, eliminate the sewer tax, reduce the number of employees and control salaries.
Dave Hannah decided to run for election to the Arcadia City Council instead of running for re-election to the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees where he earned a reputation for frugality.
Ten men filed to run for election to the Arcadia City Council: Andrew Bard, Jon Bon Eske, William Carpenter, Roger Chandler, Charles Chivetta, William Gahr, Robert Harbicht, Dennis Lojeski, Lewis "Pete" May and James Neumeister. Councilman David Hannah did not file. He said earlier he would not seek re-election.
Voters will decide winners of council races on Tuesday. Candidates as they appear on ballot are Robert C. Harbicht, Johanna A.M. Hofer, Joseph Scurto III, Charles E. Gilb, Charles Chivetta Sr., Joanna R. Bruno, Mary Young, Craig Lucas. City Clerk Christine Van Maanen is running unopposed.
Johanna Hofer, who is making her third try for a seat on the Arcadia City Council, says she thinks concerned citizens should be elected, not just politicians and those with special interests.
David H. Hannah, Arcadia resident for 27 years, has announced he will be a candidate for City Council at the April election. Biographical notes and photo included.
Bert Johnson, recently retired after 46 years with Pacific Telephone, is a candidate in the upcoming election. He is particularly concerned with redevelopment.
Tax reform candidates Jeff Dring and Richard Haltom won the two city council seats in the April 8 election. Dring received 3,750 votes while Haltom received 3,390. Of the 27,001 registered voters in the city, 9,074 voted (33.6%)
Charles Chivetta, who has run for a seat on City Council three times before, considers the insurgence of crime the most important issue facing the council.
Jeff Dring, Co-chairman of the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee, is running for City Council with Richard Haltom (they are asking voters to vote for both or neither of them.) Article provides biographical information.
Richard Haltom is running for City Council as a team-mate with Jeff Dring (they are asking voters to vote for both or neither of them.) The two are co-chairmen of the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee. Biographical details included.
Dr. Dennis Lojeski, a candidate for City Council for the second time, states his concerns for the financial future of the city, including the issue of reserve funds.
Arcadia will no longer permit wood roofs for new construction and replacement throughout the city. The City Council has restricted all new roofing to Class A. Final vote was 3-2, with Councilmen David Hannah and Dick Haltom against the ban on wood roofs and Mayor Don Pellegrino joining Councilman Jeff Dring and Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Lojeski on the winning side.
Ten former mayors, representing 70 years of service to the city, have joined forces in backing three candidates for office (Dave Hannah, Dennis Lojeski and Don Pellegrino) and castigating two others (Roy Speirs and Steve Worsley).