An option-to-lease agreement between the L.A. County Flood Control District and Ralph and Dennis Alfieri indicates that a polo field and equestrian facilities are included in plans for a proposed athletic facility in the county debris basin at the north Arcadia/Monrovia border.
The Arcadia Board of Education approved a joint powers agreement with the city regarding use of part of the First Avenue Junior High School site for recreational purposes.
Arcadia City Council has hired consultant Steve Rose, of Purkiss Rose & Associaties, for $8000 to look into establishing a skateboard facility in a local park.
Arcadia offers virtual recreation classes this fall. Stay active, stay enriched, and learn new things all from the comfort of your own home this fall by joining a virtual class. Classes are available for all ages and interests including Zumba, soccer, video game design, piano, art, and more.
Arcadia Recreation Commission members recently decided they were in favor of a project at Bonita Park at Huntington Drive and Second Avenue but felt the $78,000 estimated cost was too high.
Arcadia Teen Night will take place at Dana Middle School Gym, 1401 S. First Avenue. Fee is $8 and includes pizza dinner. Teens will play indoor games such as dodgeball, volleyball, video games, and basketball.
The City Council was embarrassed to learn that the reservoirs at Orange Grove and Baldwin, where it was thought that tennis courts could be added for nominal costs due to an earlier reinforcing of the reservoir surfaces, will not support such a project. No tennis courts will be added.
City of Arcadia continuing Concerts and Movies in the Park Series with an event every Thursday from June 23 through August 4 at 240 West Huntington Drive, on the lawn between Arcadia City Hall and Arcadia Police Department. This Thursday's concert will be performed by The Smokin' Cobras, followed by the movie Mulan.
City of Arcadia to update Recreation and Park Master Plan. Seeking resident input. The last update was 2007. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 4, June 4, 2015.
Councilman Charles E. Gilb and the Arcadia Child Health Council are the recipients this year of the National Recreations Award presented by the Recreation and Parks Commission.