Glendale resolved the Foothill Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue Wells Fargo fence issue by granting a variance with the condition that additional bollards be installed between the existing ones to reduce the possibility of a vehicle crashing through to the backyards below. We hope the city learns from this case that excess streamlining of complex planning issues does not serve well the business in question or the public.

The community should thank Gov. Brown for vetoing SB649 that would have given telecommunications companies rights to install facilities on public properties without regard to local restrictions or allowing adequate compensation to the local government. Perhaps related, Glendale Planning Dept. did not receive the requested additional information from AT&T on its application for a facility in Dunsmore Park and has closed the request. We do need to stay alert for any future applications for additional cellphone infrastructure projects.

As outlined in last month’s column, Glendale is asking for community input on allocating the Urban Art fund and implementation of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. The other jurisdictions in the valley are also finalizing their plans for the provisions of Prop 64 effective Jan. 1, 2018. Now is the time to share your thoughts with your representatives on the CVTC, STNC or LCF City Council. You can copy neighboring jurisdictions too because policies affect residents beyond city boundaries.

Glendale also wants to know what you think about repowering the Grayson Power Plant in southwest Glendale. It is not in the Crescenta Valley but, like the Scholl Canyon Landfill, its usefulness and consequences affect the entire region. The Glendale Homeowners Coordinating Council has arranged for presentations from the city and a group opposing the repowering at its Nov. 6 meeting. It starts at 6:30 p.m. at VHC Boy Scout Auditorium, 1325 Grandview Ave., Glendale. For more information about the meeting, visit http://glendalehome.org/. You don’t have to be a Glendale resident to attend. For more information from the city on the Grayson repowering project, see http://graysonrepowering.com/. For counter arguments, see the Glendale Environmental Coalition’s Facebook page.

If you have been a registered voter in the unincorporated portions of La Crescenta and Montrose for at least a year, it’s election time again. Seven candidates are running for six spots on the Town Council. Those eligible can vote for up to three candidates. The top three vote getters will be elected to three-year terms and the next three to one-year alternate positions. This year’s CV Town Council elections will be Friday, Nov. 3 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church (Sadler Hall), 2563 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta. For more information on the candidates and absentee voter applications, see http://thecvcouncil.com/2017/10/15/meet-2017-cv-town-council-candidates/.

Glendale Community Services and Parks Dept. presented its proposal for completion of the nature center in the Le Mesnager stone barn at Deukmejian Wilderness Park to the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission at its meeting on Oct. 16. If you want to hear about the details, you can view a video of the meeting on the city’s website at http://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/city-clerk/agendas-minutes. The Commission also held a special meeting at the park to familiarize newer members with the layout and possibilities. The proposal is expected to be presented to the Glendale City Council at it Nov. 14 meeting.

There has been some movement in the Verdugo Hills Golf Course development project. On Sept. 28 the City of Los Angeles Planning Department recirculated another portion of the Draft EIR to the public which must respond to this section by Nov. 13. Please see the V.O.I.C.E. website for details and how you can help, http://gcvoice.org/.

The Los Angeles County Flood Control District will go the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Nov. 7 to request another approval of its Big Dig program for Hahamongna Watershed Park. If you agree the proposed Big Dig is overkill, please see the Arroyo Seco Foundation website for information on how you can help – http://www.arroyoseco.org/index.htm.

The next Crescenta Valley Community Association meeting will be on Jan. 25 starting at 7 p.m. We do not meet in November and December due to the holidays.