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Volume 22, NO. 7
MONROVIA LOOKS FORWARD TO THREE LARGE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THIS YEAR Susan MOTANDER motander@yahoo.com
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ity Manager Oliver Chi updated the community on the three large projects the city anticipates will be scheduled for entitlement hears within the next five months. The first is the Marriot Towne Place Suite, the other two are large housing units, one near Station Square, the other at the south end of Old Town. The Marriot Hotel project has been under development for more than a year. It is a 113 room hotel set to be built at the southwest corner of Myrtle Avenue and Huntington Drive. According to Heidi de Guzman of Tharaldson Hospitality Development, that development company is in the process of preparing the negative impact environmental report. Once that is completed, the process of plan check will start The housing development by Richman Residential is a 296-unit multi-family project. The developers hope to build the apartment complex at the northeast corner of Duarte Road and Magnolia Avenue. This would put it adjacent to the Gold Line Station to the south. Currently the station is acces-
The housing development by Richman Residential is a 296-unit multi-family project. The developers hope to build the apartment complex at the northeast corner of Duarte Road and Magnolia Avenue.- Courtesy Rendering
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THE MONROVIA OLD TOWN REPORT
‘Sugarmade’ Announces Relocation and Expansion to Monrovia
Pam FITZPATRICK, Columnist pam@oldtownreport.com
We had an interesting report from City Manager Oliver Chi at this month’s MOTAB (Monrovia Old Town Advisory Board) meeting. According to predictions from SCAG (Southern California Association of Governments), Southern California is likely to see a population growth of 11 million in the next
MONROVIA HOMELESS SURVEY SHOWS PRELIMINARY COUNT OF 35
Company cites growing demand in cannabis marketplace
25 years, and much of that increase will be seen very near to home. We’re short on housing, with prices skyrocketing to an unsustainable level, and we are in the middle of a continuing drought, necessitating the purchase of water at a very high rate. SEE OLD TOWN PAGE 11
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT Happy Hour Vibes at Home Brewed Bar
Sugarmade, Inc. (OTC: SGMD), one of the largest publicly traded cannabisrelated hydroponics supply companies, has announced the relocation of all business operations into a significantly larger facility, as it moves to further implement the recently announced marketing agreement with
BizRight Hydroponics, Inc. Via this agreement, Sugarmade is expecting revenue growth during 2018 of at least 400%. "We do not have nearly enough room at our current City of Industry, California location to accommodate SEE SUGARMADE PAGE 10
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
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‘Henry V’ at A Noise Within Stars PasadenaArea Native
The annual LA Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) involved about 30 volunteers who went out on the evening of January 23rd for the Point-In-Time Homeless Count. Even L.A. County Supervisor Katherine Barger participated in Monrovia’s survey. The preliminary count is 35 homeless individuals,
down from 39 the previous year. The data collected in this annual event is used to help track changes in the homeless population. It is also used to improve programs for the homeless population and to “deploy appropriate SEE HOMELESS PAGE 11
SPORTS
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Pasadena Basketball Begins Playoffs on Friday
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