The City Council was embarrassed to learn that the reservoirs at Orange Grove and Baldwin, where it was thought that tennis courts could be added for nominal costs due to an earlier reinforcing of the reservoir surfaces, will not support such a project. No tennis courts will be added.
The city council approved water conservation measures for city owned facilities such as regularly inspecting the city's sprinkler systems to reduce runoff and replacing the dial-type water timers with digital timers. Other measures were set aside for the time being, such as replacing grass-covered medians with cement, and washing down tennis courts less frequently.
At a Sierra Madre City Council meeting, Arcadia and Sierra Madre residents spoke against a joint plan by the two cities to widen Orange Grove Avenue to 40 feet.
L.A. County plans to contract out both the maintenance and operation of area parks to private companies. Many fear such a move will result in charging tennis players to use the city's 12 tennis courts.
Arcadia City Council has approved setting aside $270,094 in Community Development Block Grant funds for fiscal year 1984-85 to be used in a continuation of the 1983-84 business revitalization project.
A new RTD line (119) has been instituted between Arcadia and Pasadena. It covers the area from Lincoln Ave. to Washington Blvd., Altadena Ave. to Orange Grove, out to Baldwin and terminating at Fashion Park. Buses leave every 30 minutes on weekdays.
Among matters discussed at City Council meeting: new lighting systems for the tennis courts; salary increases for part-time employees; code enforcement.
The C.I.A. (Citizens Infuriated With Arcadia) under the leadership of Ervin Nichols, is working to have the barriers removed that were erected at San Carlos road and Orange Grove Avenue in Arcadia.
A large turnout is expected at the next meeting of City Council when they must decide whether or not to approve the resolution permitting liquor to be served at the city's two bowling alleys.
The City Council will increase water rates on a year to year basis for the next five years. Funds will thus be accumulated for predictable major replacement projects. These projects are outlined in the article.
A petition of 732 signatures of people opposed to the planned tennis club in the Santa Anita Debris Basin in north Arcadia was presented to the Arcadia City Council. Residents of the Highland Oaks section of Arcadia have vowed to fight the proposed tennis club by legal means if necessary.
Controversial traffic barrier on San Carlos at Orange Grove Avenue apparently wasn't as useful in reducing speed on San Carlos as has been the installation of stop signs at the intersections of San Carlos with Oaklawn Place and Hacienda Drive.
Longden Well No. 1 has been taken out of service as levels of TCE (trichloroethyene) in the water have risen in excess of the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. TCE is an industrial solvent used for cleaning purposes.