The water talk continues on Tuesday, March 25 with the Claremont City Council slated to take action on two significant issues surrounding the city’s potential water system acquisition. At 6:30 p.m. at Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd., council members will discuss an environmental report evaluating the proposed water system acquisition.
CUSD Board of Education member Dave Nemer speaks with occupational therapist Jenny Blacksher on Monday during an open house for the newly constructed occupational therapy center at Danbury Elementary School. The center will provide on site therapy for some of the special needs students at the school and save the district about $160,000 a year, according to Principal Steve Hamilton. Check out our complete coverage on FridaY. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Midday Sunday, the nearly lost art of skywriting appeared in the blue skies overhead in Claremont. The message, and approximately 1-mile diameter smiley face were rendered by Steve Oliver, of Olivers Flying Circus, a husband-wife aerial acrobatic team which also includes Suzanne Asbury-Oliver, the nation’s only female professional skywriter. The display promoted next weekend's L.A. County Airshow, which takes place Friday and Saturday, March 21st - 22nd, at William J. Fox Air Field in Lancaster. For more information about the airshow, visit lacountyairshow.com. Photo by Grace Felschundneff
Claremont in February continued to see a low inventory home market that continued the trend of fewer sales, but for higher prices. Supply and demand laws were in play, with pent up demand, and low supply kept prices up.
There were less $1,000,000 plus sales in February this year, thus average prices are more in line with the norm, as opposed to January when several multimillion dollar homes drove averages higher.
See our updated chart of the latest facts and figures inside.
City officials are seeking community input for the creation of the Claremont Hills Wilderness Master Plan. A meeting will be held on Monday, March 24 at 6 p.m. at Taylor Hall to hear local feedback addressing hillside usage, trail facilities, parking and environmental impacts. All are invited. Taylor Hall is located at 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
For more information, call (909) 399-5490 or visit www.ci.claremont.ca.us.
Assemblymember Chris Holden is marking his first year in the California assembly with an open house on Friday, March 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at his new district office in the Old School House. Stop by and meet Mr. Holden and his staff to discuss issues that concern the district and the state.
The Claremont Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting at 11:15 a.m. with Claremont city officials followed by brief remarks from Mr. Holden.
The Claremont City Council will take a vote on Tuesday, March 25 to begin eminent domain proceedings for the acquisition of the city’s water system.
The city’s legal team issued a notice of hearing this week declaring its intent to take a vote on eminent domain during the regular open session of the city council, being held at Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd. The city will also be taking public comment on an environmental impact report regarding the water system acquisition.
With the council’s vote, the city would adopt a resolution of necessity, setting into motion a six-month deadline to file an eminent domain lawsuit.
Spring forward was characteristic of more than just this week’s time change. The city got off to a roaring start on preliminary recommendations for its Foothill Boulevard master plan on Monday with more than 50 people crowding into the city’s Citrus Room to provide input on proposed changes to Claremont’s historic highway. “The one aspect of Foothill Boulevard that I like versus other communities is that you have a different look to the street as you pass through the city. The volunteer trees, its all a part of that spontaneity,” said Claremont resident Douglas Lyon. “The plans we have here are just sort of cookie cutter or over-regimented and it doesn’t give you a sense of belonging to the place anymore. I don’t want to lose that sense.”
A woman was left puzzled after a case of hitchhiking gone wrong on Tuesday morning. The woman told police she had paid a stranger $100 to drive her from a San Bernardino hotel to Los Angeles. The pair stopped at the Claremont/McDonald’s so the woman could buy the driver some oil for the car. When she returned with the oil, however, her ride was nowhere to be found and neither were her belongings.
Three years after the merging of the city’s community and human services departments, the Claremont City Council has ordered the departments be separated once more.
Community and human services were first combined in 2011 as the city of Claremont looked to reduce its spending in times of financial uncertainty. The corresponding commissions were also merged. “While it is a credit to all our staff...that operations have continued and minimum concerns or complaints have been heard regarding the initial merger, executive staff has observed the strain that having only one director over such a wide responsibility area has had on overall department operations,” said city manager Tony Ramos.
Tri City Mental Health Services will kick off Green Ribbon Week next week, with a free special event on Monday, March 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hughes Center, 1700 Danbury Road in Claremont. The first annual Green Ribbon Week is being held in an effort to fight the stigma of mental illness by encouraging discussion. In addition to encouraging locals to wear lime green ribbons, Tri City officials will host a variety of free events featuring short films and speakers.
Outgoing Mayor Opanyi Nasiali exchanges seats with newly-selected Mayor Joe Lyons on Tuesday during the Claremont City Council meeting. Council Member Corey Calaycay, in front, was chosen by his colleagues on council to serve as mayor pro tem. Mr. Calaycay noted that with the appointment of Mr. Lyons, it was the first time in Claremont history that all sitting council members had at one time been mayor. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Claremont officials are looking to conduct another department reorganization. The Claremont City Council on Tuesday will evaluate the possibility of separating the Community and Human Services nearly three years after the departments merged. The discussion takes place at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 225 W. Second St.
The distant Santa Ana Mountains, and the urban valley below, are clearly visible Sunday evening from Cobal Canyon Road in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park. Santa Ana like wind conditions over the weekend provided clear skies and very warm temperatures throughout the Inland valley which was perfect weather for outdoor recreation. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
