Mosca Voted Out as Delegate to Council of Governments
At last night’s meeting, the Sierra Madre City Council designated Don Watts and MaryAnn MacGillivray to serve as delegate and alternate to the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, ousting Councilman Joe Mosca from the position mid-term. Mayor MacGillivray and Mayor Pro Tem Watts attended a meeting of the Council of Governments recently, which the [...]
City Reaches Tolling Agreement on Development Projects
After considering their own concerns with the Stonehouse and One Carter projects in Sierra Madre and those of the community, the City Council approved a tolling agreement last night that would put the litigation on hold pending approval of the application for a subdivision. If the application for a subdivision is approved, the settlement will [...]
Alverno Neighbors Question School’s “Compatibility” with Residential Area
Some neighbors recall the early days of Alverno High School as a convent, where the sound of nuns singing would reverberate through the neighborhood. Today, the sounds are not quite as harmonious to nearby residents, and their negotiations with the school’s administration is continuing to attempt to address the noise and traffic issues caused by [...]
Debate Over School Facility Rental Continues
The approval of a temporary use permit that would allow a private Sierra Madre high school to continue renting out its facilities led to the second city council discussion with the nearby residents of the neighborhood and the school. Residents who live near Alverno High School, a private all-girls Catholic school, oppose the use permit [...]
Sierra Madre Won’t Pay SCAG Membership Dues
A heated discussion at Tuesday’s City Council meeting regarding the payment of dues to the Southern California Association of Governments ended with the council’s decision not to pay the membership fee “This problem is that all us little towns are being mandated to do things by Sacramento and Northern California, and they have no understanding [...]
