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.
Orange Grove Avenue, which is the border between Arcadia and Sierra Madre, has a posted speed limit of 35 mph on the Arcadia side and 30 mph on the Sierra Madre side.
Two hotels are being proposed for redevelopment property along Huntington Drive in Arcadia, potentially creating a "hotel row" between East Arcadia and West Monrovia.
The Los Angeles County Commission on School District Organization voted 9-0 to deny Sierra Madre's petition to join the Arcadia School District. The matter will go to the state Board of Education, which may take 3-4 months to make a decision.
Theresa Eskola, 63, head housekeeper at the 87-room Motel 6 across from the Santa Anita Park race track, is the first employee to work 25 years for the hotel chain. Her gifts included $2500 in $100 bills, a limousine ride and the day off. Photo.
Council has voted 3-2 in favor of the disposition and development agreement with Hometel Development Corporation to construct a 150 suite Granada Royale Hometel. The hotel is considered the key to redevelopment of the area. Office buildings proposed for the surrounding area want hotels.
Some Sierra Madre parents want to split from the Pasadena Unified School District and join the Arcadia Unified School District because of Arcadia's high-ranking CAP scores and low dropout rate. Members of Arcadia's Board of Education question whether they could handle the influx of new students.
About 1500 people went to a hearing before the county Commission on School District Organization to discuss the possible transfer of Sierra Madre schools from the Pasadena Unified School District to the Arcadia Unified School District. The hearing is the first step in a long process that involves approval by the state Board of Education and local voters before an area can transfer to another school district.
By February 14, 1985, the Granada Royale Hometel will be known as the Embassy Suite Hotel. The hotel was purchased in April 1984 by Embassy Suites, a subsidiary of Holiday Inn.
Construction will begin in November on the $20 million hotel-office complex on the site of the Ramada Inn, according to John Kirkpatrick, the developer. He expects that the hotel and one office building will be completed before the 1984 Olympics. The new hotel will be first class with a well-known name.
Don Pellegrino, incumbent on the ballot for City Council, has definitive opinions, listed in this article, on the election issues: the budget, race track admission, utility tax, etc.
The John Panatier Nature Center at Arcadia's Wilderness Park houses a wide variety of display: stuffed and live animals, rocks and minerals, etc. Programs offered at the Center are discussed.