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Arcadia Homeowners Welcome City Ordinance
While the ordinance was made to contact owners for nuisances, it may also help bolster public safety BY DANIEL GARAY
T Sites like 800 Hampton Road, where trash lied in mounds covered from view by a green fence, are quite common in the area. It is also close to Orange Grove Avenue and Singing Wood Drive where one HOA leader claims there have been a stream of robberies. – Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
Update on Highlands Home Attempted Robbery
On Saturday, April 1, at about 9:48 p.m., officers of the Arcadia Police Department responded to the 1800 block of Alta Oaks Drive regarding a residential burglary alarm sounding. Upon arrival, officers located the residence from where the alarm was sound-
ing and observed the front door had been forced open. Preliminary investigation revealed a female suspect approached the front door and rang the doorbell. When no SEE PAGE 12
he passage of the new ordinance, which will create a registry of homeowners’ contact information, has received praise from local homeowners associations (HOAs). Ordinance 2346 overhauls regulations the City has on ‘nuisances’ such as weeds, vermin, and squatters. It was passed on April 4 unanimously. The ordinance was at first suggested by Mayor Tom Beck during the City Council meeting regarding SEE PAGE 13
Gene Glasco Named Arcadia’s Citizen of the Year
Gene Glasco, Arcadia City Clerk and Founder of the Arcadia Vietnam War Monument Memorial, was recently honored as “Arcadia Citizen of the Year” at the Arcadia
Chamber of Commerce’s 2017-2018 Installation of Board of Directors Dinner held last March 29 at Santa Anita Park. With the San Gabriel
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Mountains providing a majestic backdrop, Gene was awarded a beautiful plaque from Chamber CEO, Karen
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