By Mary O’KEEFE

There is a new addition to the Crescenta Commons on the corner of Rosemont and Orange avenues that at first glance is not easily understood.

A utility pole about nine feet high has been installed on the north side of the property. Some CVW readers have described it as a tall utility pole cut in half, many thinking it was mistakenly placed by the Southern California Edison subcontractors who are replacing other poles throughout the Crescenta Valley area. But that is not the case.

The pole is actually part of a design from the Crescenta Commons committee. It is a work in progress, according to the committee.

The idea for the pole came from Inez Chessum, who has worked on the design of the Commons since its conception. She wanted a place for people to be able to post signs like for yard sales or of missing animals. Those signs appear frequently on utility poles throughout the Crescenta Valley – and then stay for a very long time. This way, according to Chessum, people can post their events or informational flyers on a “posting pole” that will be monitored.

“Those posts will be taken down every Monday,” she said.

It is her hope that this will reduce the random yard sale signs that sometimes stay up for weeks beyond the date of the event until they eventually fall to the ground littering yards and streets.

In addition to reducing the height of the pole, plans include the installation of an umbrella-type cap on the top of the pole and instructions below explaining the rules of the posting pole.

The Crescenta Common posting pole is in its early planning stages and Chessum is hopeful people will allow it to be completed before passing judgment.

  Mary Okeefe