The Arcadia City Council has voted to request that the Board of Supervisors designate Arcadia fire stations as Safe Surrender sites for newborn babies 72 hours old or younger.
The City Council approved a $3.4 million new fire station project bid by Merco Construction Engineers in Camarillo. The building will cost 20% more than originally estimated.
The City Council approved final architectural plans for a new $2.6 million fire station to be built by March 1994 at the corner of Baldwin Avenue and Huntington Drive.
The City Council approved preliminary plans Tuesday for a nearly $2.7 million fire station that will replace the city's fire station No. 2 at the northeast corner of Huntington Drive and Baldwin Avenue.
Construction has started on the expansion of the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. There will be two parking structures to replace current surface parking, 104,400 square feet of retail space, 18,400 square feet of restaurants, a 7,800 square foot food court, 45,000 square feet of specialty stores, 54,300 square feet of movie theaters, and a 5,400 square foot auto center. The tenant list includes an AMC theater, Borders bookstore, and a Sports Chalet. The expansion is scheduled to be completed September 2004. City manager Bill Kelly said Arcadia will proceed to expand Fire Station 105 to serve as the new fire department headquarters and will rebuild Station 106. The city is considering building a new City Hall and youth center from city revenues from Santa Anita Park. The new police station, the first city facility partly financed through bonds, will be open this fall. A $1/2 million project to remodel City Council Chambers is finally complete, with the opening of the council conference room.
The new 11,700 square foot fire station in West Arcadia will house three separate areas for dormitories and locker and dressing rooms, making recruitment of female firefighters easier.