By Julie BUTCHER At the Tuesday night meeting of the Glendale City Council, action pending “to execute a Professional Service Agreement with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. in the amount of $5,762,370, using grant funds, for the preparation of the Verdugo Wash Master Plan,” as described in the council agenda, was delayed as the city […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council voted 3-2 to move forward on plans to rehabilitate La Crescenta Avenue as it previously discussed, eliminating travel lanes and adding bike lanes aimed at slowing traffic and enhancing the safety of the street. Councilmember Ara Najarian voted against the project. “La Crescenta Avenue is […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council voted unanimously to move forward with plans to revitalize the property that houses the former sanitarium Rockhaven, authorizing an additional $468,875 to consultant SWA. As city Community Development director Bradley Calvert explained, the city has received an $8 million grant from the state, through the […]
By Julie BUTCHER “As a city, we are better than this,” Councilmember Ardy Kassakhian at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Glendale City Council admonished about the hotly debated proposed Bicycle Transportation Plan. The plan calls for developing more than 90 miles of various bike lanes and bicycle infrastructure across the city over the next 20 […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council heard from 95 speakers in person and 24 callers commenting on the city’s tentative Bicycle Transportation Plan during a council meeting that ran until 2:15 a.m. “Anyone who wants to bring a sleeping bag …” joked Mayor Elen Asatryan as she introduced the Bicycle Transportation […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Thursday, July 18, Glendale’s Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) heard the same detailed presentation about the city’s plans for Rockhaven that was presented to the community on July 10 at a meeting at the Montrose-Crescenta Library. The conclusions and professional recommendations will be shared with the Glendale City Council in advance of […]
By Julie BUTCHER “There was an item on the agenda regarding La Crescenta Avenue,” noted Councilmember Ara Najarian during the Glendale City Council meeting of Tuesday, July 16 that provides time for comments from councilmembers. “Then it was taken off the agenda. I don’t think items should be removed like that, without discussion. It just […]
By Julie BUTCHER “Let me say first how nice it is to see the city doing something beautiful in North Glendale,” one participant said during a packed, two-hour community meeting held on Wednesday, July 10 at the Montrose-Crescenta Library concerning immediate and longer-term plans for the former Rockhaven site. Nurse Agnes Richards opened Rockhaven Sanitarium […]
By Julie BUTCHER “Nice fireworks at [La Crescenta Elementary School] on the Fourth,” said Councilmember Ardy Kassakhian who recognized the volunteers of the Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association at the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting of the Glendale City Council. He expressed appreciation to the “school district for working with the association to make it happen.” Mayor […]
By Julie BUTCHER “People did not know that the plan for reconfiguring La Crescenta Avenue included taking out traffic lanes and parking,” said Councilmember Vartan Gharpetian as he continued to advocate for the reconsideration of the “road diet” of the road previously approved by the Glendale City Council. While the Council voted to accept […]