Despite concerns including "incompatible" junkyards nearby in Monrovia, the city of Arcadia lost a skirmish to block inclusion of a small bit of unincorporated county territory in its sphere of influence.
Dr. Dennis Lojeski, a candidate for City Council for the second time, states his concerns for the financial future of the city, including the issue of reserve funds.
Construction of a Vons Market west of Baldwin Avenue between Duarte Road and Naomi Avenue may depend on whether the East Pasadena Water Company accepts the City Council's proposal allowing the city to extend its line into the water company's territory at the western end of the Vons development. The East Pasadena Water Company's lines are too small to be effective in case of fire.
The Hughes-El Rancho Market is to be razed to make room for the construction of an entirely new building. The new market will be twice the size of the old. Several shops in the center will vacate to make way for the expansion.
Construction of a 60-foot radio tower planned by the U.S. Forest Service for its facility just below the freeway on Santa Anita Avenue will go ahead according to schedule, despite objections from the Arcadia City Council.
Arcadia voters will consider whether or not to ban "safe and sane" fireworks. The sale of fireworks has been the local American Legion Post's chief source of funds. Arcadia property owners have suffered over a quarter of a million dollars in property damage from fireworks over the past six years.
The Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop serves a dual purpose: a non-profit department store with thrift shop prices and as a local welfare agency for those in need. The article discusses the types of assistance given. All programs are funded by sales from the thrift shop.
Construction of a new senior center in Arcadia will be funded in part through more than $200.000 allocated from federal Community Development Block Grant funds for the 1988-89 fiscal year, not through an exchange of money with another city that would have cost Arcadia about $75,000.
Despite California's third consecutive dry year, Arcadia pumped 5.56 billion gallons of water from its wells in 1988 setting the city's third highest year on record.
Some individuals and businesses in Arcadia who own satellite dish antennas will now have to screen them from view, following a unanimous vote by the Arcadia City Council. The ordinance, which may affect the Steerburger Restaurant, the 100 to One Restaurant, and the Santa Anita Inn, was devised to combat the proliferation of unsightly satellite dishes throughout the city.
Arcadia High School is addressing the concerns expressed in the accreditation report from the Western Association of Schools & Colleges. The WASC recently gave the school maximum 6 years accreditation.
Arcadia schools have received $377,665 from the California state lottery and the district expects another, slightly smaller, payment for January-March 1986.
A site has yet to be located for the new housing project for senior citizens and handicapped persons. After a site is chosen, hope- fully by January 1982, another 21 months would be required for construction. Reservations and applications will not be taken until a few months before completion.