CVTC Prepares for Summer Projects

As we move into summer, your Crescenta Valley Town Council is hard at work in the community.

The Crescenta Valley Town Council proclaims June as Pride Month locally. We would like to recognize and celebrate our dynamic LGBTQ+ community as well as its numerous and valuable contributions. The LGBTQ+ community faces serious issues such as poverty, homelessness, school harassment, physical assault, hate crimes, mental health issues and substance abuse. As a society, we should reaffirm our commitment to the principles of equality, liberty and justice. We also wish to raise awareness and foster a dialogue to promote healthy, safe and prosperous communities for all.

Earlier this year, the Scholarship Committee interviewed over a dozen seniors from Crescenta Valley and Clark Magnet high schools who applied for our scholarship program. These students are very impressive and it is heartening to see so much heart, intelligence, accomplishment and community spirit among our young people. From this group, the committee selected five students who will be awarded the scholarships at our upcoming meeting.

Traffic safety continues to be a major concern. The Streets and Transportation Committee routinely conveys concerns from members of the community to the appropriate agency. Since this is such a multidimensional issue, there are many agencies responsible including LA County Public Works, LA Sheriff’s Dept. and CHP. In taking a proactive approach to these issues, we will be conducting a comprehensive survey so that we can best understand concerns from the community as well as the issues and hot spots. This will be available in mid-June on our website.

The LA County Dept. of Public works is working to update its Bicycle Master Plan. This will serve as a guideline as it develops bikeways on our roads and along flood control channels. This issue impacts all members of the community. The County is conducting a survey to gather community input. We strongly you to take this survey, which is available until June 30. A link can be found on our website at thecvcouncil.com.

Phase 2 of the “Parkway Concrete Repair and Pavement Preservation” project is slated to begin later this summer. This will include the repair of sidewalks, driveways approaches, curbs and gutters. It will also include a new asphalt cap on existing roadways that will preserve their life. A representative from Public Works will be at our next general meeting to further discuss this project. As we saw in Phase 1, parking is normally restricted in work areas. This usually creates a challenge and impacts neighboring streets. This is time limited and everyone’s cooperation with each other and posted signs is appreciated.

Our next general meeting is at the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. on Thursday, June 15 at 7 p.m. We look forward to seeing everyone!