On a 3-1 vote, the Arcadia City Council Tuesday night turned down a request from the Arcadia Chapter of the American Red Cross for a refund on a $3,076.78 building permit fee.
Muriel Wood, executive director, Arcadia Red Cross, 1969-1973, is leaving the community to live in Roseburg, Oregon. Her many friends are planning a farewell luncheon in her honor March 29.
Groundbreaking for new Arcadia Chapter American Red Cross building is planned for March, 1983, with construction beginning shortly thereafter. Approved building site is on grounds of Methodist Hospital.
Recent groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Arcadia Chapter building of the American Red Cross culminated years of fundraising projects and negotiations between the Red Cross, Methodist Hospital and City of Arcadia. Ceremony held at Methodist Hospital.