Plans for a series of office buildings and a high-rise hotel in the Arcadia redevelopment area require general plan and zone changes. The first move is an environmental impact report for the area bounded by the 210 Freeway on the north, the railroad tracks on the south, Fifth Avenue on the east and Second Avenue on the west.
The Arcadia Historical Society building was recently moved to its permanent location across from the Chamber of Commerce in Arcadia Park. The building was moved from 30 North Santa Anita Avenue to First Avenue just south of Huntington Drive.
The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency granted Stanley Gribble and Associates a 6-month exclusive right to negotiate with the city to develop a commercial project at the east end of the city between the railroad tracks on the south and west, Huntington on the north and 5th Avenue on the east.
A house-to-house survey of registered voters in Annexation Area 80-2 shows that most of the voters favor annexation by Arcadia over Temple City. Article gives the breakdown by street. The area is an "island" bounded by Temple City Blvd. on the west, Longden Ave. on the south, and the Arcadia boundary on the north and east.
City Council has approved a zone change for the area bounded by the 210 Freeway, Fifth Avenue, the Santa Fe Tracks and Second Avenue. The area is now CPD (Commercial Planned Development).
New zip codes go into effect today. These include: 91006 - for all post office boxes in the main post office on Wheeler Street; 91077 - for all post office boxes in the West Arcadia Post Office; 91007 - for the area south of the 210 Freeway and west of Santa Anita Avenue.
The developer of Monrovia's Huntington Oaks shopping center now has an exclusive right to negotiate with the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency to construct a $17.3 million office and restaurant complex on the south side of Huntington Drive between the railroad tracks and the east boundary of the city.
The Arcadia City Council has signed agreements with Republic Development Company for the development of the area along Huntington Drive east of First Avenue.
Arcadia Redevelopment Agency members briefly considered four possible developments on the south side of Huntington Drive in east Arcadia, then discussed whether to increase the size of the development area to include the city yards just south of the current project area.
For the first time in its history, the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency has authorized using its power of eminent domain to acquire properties specifically for redevelopment. The agency voted to use that power to acquire a construction yard on Santa Clara Avenue known as the Bong property and other properties on the north side of Huntington Drive, between Second Avenue and the Santa Anita Wash.
Eighty signed petitions urging construction of a sound wall barrier from Santa Anita Avenue east to Fifth Avenue were presented at a recent Arcadia City Council meeting.
Arcadia's City Council has given the final go-ahead to Stanley Gribble and Associates on the retail-office-restaurant center planned for the south side of Huntington Drive in East Arcadia.
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.
Construction of the Arcadia Gateway Center on the south side of Huntington Drive in east Arcadia should begin November 9. The new center will have a Cigna Health Plan Building, 2 office buildings, 2 restaurants, and a retail building with shops.