"The Patriots,"an Arcadia High School musical combo, won the first place prize at the La Puente High School Invitational Hootenanny. See also: Arcadia file "Musicians," item number 1 clipping which includes a photo. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.
Between August 11 and September 30, the city will install brick sidewalks on Huntington Drive between 2nd Avenue and Santa Clara Street as the first major phase of Arcadia's downtown revitalization project.
Bennigan's Restaurant, part of the Southside Development between Second and Fifth streets on East Huntington Drive, is preparing for an expected July 4th opening.
Tabulation of returns from a planning survey questionnaire sent to every 4th home in Arcadia shows that crime prevention is the #1 priority of Arcadia citizens. Next in line was street lighting. About 700 of the mailed questionnaires have been returned.
City Council granted Temple Shaarei Tikvah Synagogue the right to operate a preschool for children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 5. Public debate on the matter is reviewed.
Mortgage rates for senior housing rise. City has been notified by Department of Housing and Urban Development that the mortgage rates for such projects have been raised from 9 1/4 to 11 5/8 %.
The City Council will consider a proposed ordinance governing backyard sales on October 1, 1974. Regulations include: 1. A $1.00 permit would be required. 2. Sales would be limited to every 6 months. No sale could run longer than 2 consecutive days. 4. No signs could be placed on public property. 5. Sales must be between 8:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. 6. No merchandise would be allowed in the front yard.
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.
The drill team from Dana Junior High School marched off with the sweepstakes award at the 43rd annual Camellia Festival Parade in Temple City, while the band, tall flags and drum major (military) all captured first place trophies.