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Proposed Altadena High School to be Subject of Tuesday Hearing

The Altadena Town Council will hear a modified proposal for a private high school on Palm Street on Tuesday.

The proposal to put a private high school on Palm Street will be the subject of an Altadena Town Council meeting on Tuesday.

The school proposal comes from Arcadia-based Arroyo Pacific Academy's which is seeking a permit for the school at 183-205 Palm Street. While the ultimate decision will be made by the County Planning Department, input from the Town Council is often weighed heavily in making planning decisions.

The long-time school proposal has already been rejected by the Town Council once, in September, and has been rejected twice by the Council's Land Use Committee.  A modified version of the original proposal did receive five votes out of 13 on the Land Use Committee earlier this month after being unanimously rejected in September. 

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Since having the original plan rejected in September, the school is now modified its plan to have a maximum capacity of 200 students, rather than 250.  School officials also introduced a new traffic circulation plan to help alleviate concerns over heavy car usage of the narrow, residential street the school would be located on.

The last Town Council hearing drew a packed crowd with local residents who oppose the proposal as well as families in the Arcadia school and others who support it.

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The Town Council hearing is at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Altadena Community Center.

For more on the project and the Town Council and Land Use Committee decisions read below:


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