Arcadia City Council in its role of Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Tuesday night moved very close to an agreement for the sale of the former Thrifty Drug Store site at the northwest corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue.
Report on Bob Donaldson's $960,000 suit against the City concerning the Thrifty Drug Store property at the NW corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue.
No early sale seen for ex-Thrifty site. The council/redevelopment agency expected to approve a Disposition Development Agreement with Halferty Development Company for the sale.
City-owned property at northwest corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue may become a temporary mini-park as a result of Arcadia City Council action. Includes Thrifty Drug, Pizza Man and Huntington Desk buildings recently demolished.
Residents of the neighborhood near the Golden West Village Shopping Center are upset that the abandoned stores are being used as a dumping ground. The mall was vacated by the Pantry market and Clark Drug Store almost two years ago.
Articles discuss the progress of the proceedings involving the 28 persons arrested over drug dealing on the high school campus. Citizen reaction is also discussed.
An Arcadia undercover police officer, 28, helped a Drug Enforcement Administration team and the LAPD in Sylmar for the biggest drug bust in history, a cache of 20 tons of cocaine valued at $20 billion. Federal agents also confiscated $10 million in cash.
A proposed ordinance regulating foreign languages and English on business signs in Arcadia will not only require that English be included-it also will require English cover the largest part of the sign.
The draft environmental impact report for the proposed Target Department Store was attacked at Tuesday night's meeting of the Arcadia City Council as failing to adequately address possible traffic problems and the loss of moderate-income housing.
A new group called Parent Alert is being formed by local parents concerned with drug abuse in Arcadia. A phone number (447-6758 AM to PM) is currently open for information queries. The group hopes to see a hotline established. They are also encouraging the school board to develop drug education programs.