Scholl Canyon Project Garners Comments Area residents continue to appear at Glendale City Council meetings to express their opinions of the Scholl Canyon landfill gas power generation and Grayson Repowering projects. They are concerned about the environmental effects and costs to taxpayers of these longterm infrastructure maintenance efforts and are lobbying for more sustainable approaches […]
The February meeting of the Crescenta Valley Community Association on Thursday opened with a discussion of the mixed-use condo/commercial project at 3037-3045 Foothill Blvd. in the unincorporated portion of La Crescenta. Sharon Raghavachary has reviewed the revised plans submitted by the developer to LA County Planning and determined the project is still not in compliance […]
The first Crescenta Valley Community Association meeting of 2018 was lightly attended. We were expecting some of those who have been commenting on social media about the Welcome to Glendale monument signs to attend but only one newcomer came. Glendale has added a Facts vs. Rumors entry to its website regarding the project, http://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/management-services/communications-community-relations/rumor-page. Tom […]
As 2018 begins many major issues continue. Rockhaven and the Verdugo Hills Golf Course properties are not yet safe from development. Environmental concerns with the Scholl Canyon landfill and the project to re-power Grayson complicate Glendale planning. LA County is implementing a delicately balanced approach to reduce the sediment behind Devil’s Gate Dam while retaining […]
The lack of communication amongst the City of Glendale, Wells Fargo Bank and the community continues. A few days prior to the Sept. 28 CVCA meeting we received word from Wells Fargo that a decision had been reached on the variance so their representatives wouldn’t be attending our meeting to discuss remedies for the non-code-compliant […]
CVCA is very pleased the City of Glendale extended for a year the exclusive negotiating agreement with the Gangi Company for the Rockhaven project. Hopefully that will allow time to arrange financing for the historic rehabilitation. Meanwhile, Friends of Rockhaven will be hosting tours on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. See […]
Thanks to everyone who joined us on June 22 to hear from Glendale City Councilmember Vrej Agajanian. We appreciate his sharing information about his background and vision for Glendale. Residents let him know about their concerns, starting with Glendale changing the recycling policy to no longer accept Styrofoam even if it is clean, single-use plastic […]
The Los Angeles CD7 election is over and the district’s new representative is Monica Rodriguez. Ms. Rodriguez has not held public office before but has government experience in staff and appointed positions, most recently as a member of the Los Angeles Board of Public Works, the only city commission with full-time salaries. She also has […]
Congratulations to Glendale City Council incumbents Ara Najarian and Zareh Sinanyan who retained their seats in the April 4 election and to Vrej Agajanian who will have joined them on the dais by the time this is published. I also send best wishes for a successful term to City Clerk Ardy Kassakhian, City Treasurer Rafi […]
Crescenta Valley Community Association shared updates on several developments in land use issues during the March 23 meeting. The interim ordinance to regulate Accessory Dwelling Units has been extended through the rest of the year to give Glendale City Council time to draft and adopt a permanent ordinance. We can expect a bit more density […]