About 1000 feet of sound walls will be built by the westbound lanes of the 210 Foothill Freeway between Second Avenue and Fifth Avenue. There is also discussion of future sound wall construction projects.
Residents of Santa Anita Village will get a chance to register their opinions on limiting the size of new houses in their area. Homeowners are asking for a 35 percent floor area ratio rule to be in place.
Arcadia City Council rejected objections filed by Los Angeles County and declared a redevelopment district for South Arcadia. The district, which covers business properties along Las Tunas and Live Oak, will be operated as a non-contiguous part of the Arcadia downtown redevelopment district. The City Council declared the area does suffer from both economic and physical blight, and hope to spend $12 million to upgrade the district.
Arcadia City Council has adopted an ordinance officially awarding a cable television franchise for the city to Altrio Communications. Adelphia was the last cable provider.
Foothills Middle School and Camino Grove Elementary welcome new principals Patricia Hartline and Brook Jarvis Reynolds, respectively. The article includes biographical information on each.
Arcadia resident Thomas V. McKernan, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Automobile Club of California, has been elected president of the non-profit Los Angeles Police Foundation, which was created to help fund police safety programs.
Ruth Gilb, president of the board of directors of the Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop, says the store is a vital part of the community. Not only is it a retail store, it is a social service facility that provides assistance to people with financial, family, and personal problems.
A full page-advertisement paid by Westfield is a letter from Westfield president Ken Wong thanking the Arcadia community for signing petitions limiting billboards and for free parking , to be voted on in the November 2006 general election ballot.