"Eagle Rock:
Where land use and planning is a contact sport"
THE EAGLE ROCK ASSOCIATION
March 28, 2002
In this issue:
1.
GOOD NEWS ON THE WALGREENS ISSUE!
2. MORE ACCOLADES FOR WALGREENS PETITION ASSISTANTS -- OUR BUSINESSES
3. ART "GALLERY OPHELIA" TO OPEN
SOON IN EAGLE ROCK! -- APRIL 13
4. GREAT LA TIMES ARTICLE ON THE SHOPPING BAG BUILDING!
5. ARTIST RECEPTION AT OUR CULTURAL CENTER -- MARCH 30
6. "AN ACTION PLAN FOR A THRIVING BUS RAPID TRANSIT
MARKET" -- APRIL 8 AND 9
7. COMMUNITY PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CPAC) MEETING -- APRIL 13
8. EAGLE ROCK'S "SPRING ROAD SHOW" -- BRING YOUR ANTIQUES!
-- APRIL 16
9. YOGA ESSENCE CLASS SCHEDULE
10. OCCIDENTAL GLEE CLUB TO JOIN MUSICA ANGELICA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA IN
STAGING OF HANDEL'S "MESSIAH" -- APRIL 19
11. OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE THEATER DEPARTMENT TO STAGE CHEKHOV'S "THE
CHERRY ORCHARD" -- APRIL 19-28
12. COMMUNITY POLICING WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.LACP.ORG
13. NORTH EAST TREES JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
14. OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE APPLICATIONS UP!
15. EAGLE ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL CERTIFICATION MEETING -- APRIL 2
16. DOG NEEDS A HOME
17. LETTERS AND E.MAILS
18. QUOTES OF THE WEEK
1. GOOD NEWS ON THE WALGREENS ISSUE!
Thanks to your many, many strong voices, we are making great progress in
our dealings with Walgreens, the developer, and our Council office regarding
the restoration and adaptive re-use of the Shopping Bag building! You
have truly made a difference, but it's not over yet. Read on!
Walgreens and the developer involved have now acknowledged that the Shopping
Bag building can indeed be restored!! Eagle Rock community member
Jeff Samudio recently spoke with Walgreens representative Michael Polzin.
Mr. Samudio asked Mr. Polzin why Walgreens restored and adaptively reused
other buildings around the nation although there is no legal requirement that
they do so. Mr. Polzin responded that Walgreens' policy is to restore
and adaptively reuse buildings at the request of the Council member of the
district involved. In fact, Mr. Polzin stated that Walgreens would
already be occupying the Shopping Bag building, and doing business, if they had
received a directive to this effect from the 14th District Council office many
months ago.
Saving the Shopping Bag building is so wanted by our community, as evidenced by
over 2,000 petition signatures in support, and they're still coming in!
Council member Pacheco has now promised to write a letter urging Walgreens
to restore and occupy the Shopping Bag building! We regret that this
didn't happen earlier, but we strongly applaud our Council member for taking
action at this time. Remember, this is a win-win solution!
Walgreens would become part of our business district, and a structure
that is significant to our community and its members would be restored.
We need to continue to show the Council office and Walgreens how much the
community supports preserving the Shopping Bag building. Persistence
is key!
We need ALL of you to
speak out again, NOW.
We are being heard, but we need to persist and to speak out even more loudly!
Every voice
counts!! Please ask your friends and neighbors in
Council District 14 to speak up! Here's how --
Please e.mail Council member Pacheco at npacheco@council.lacity.org to let him know you want Walgreens to restore the
Shopping Bag building. Or, call him at (213) 485-3335, or send your
letter to Council Member Nick Pacheco, Room 425, 200 N. Main Street, Los
Angeles, CA 90012. Please copy chief of staff Lloyd Monserratt at lmonserratt@council.lacity.org; same address, same phone number.
Walgreens representative Bob Roscoe can be reached at bob.roscoe@walgreens.com,
or call him at (847) 914-2688, or write him at Walgreen Co., 200 Wilmot Road,
MS #2000, Deerfield, Il 60015-4616. Walgreens CEO L. Daniel Jorndt can be
reached at the same address. Also contact Walgreens representative
Michael Polzin, at michael.polzin@walgreens.com. Michael
told us the building would have been restored if our Council representative had
initially made the request.
Contact developer Michael Marino. Strongly encourage him to do what
our community wants. He can be reached by e.mail at tagtas@pacbell.net,
by phone at (213) 439-9802, or at FCD Realty & Development, LLC, 523
West 6th Street, Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90014.
On the other hand, it is abundantly
clear that the current proposal abuses our land-use laws. The developer's
idea of a "street wall" is something called a "canopy."
(Did you know that walls could be made of air?) The proposal is
almost identical to the ones the developer submitted last year except for the
"canopy" element, and they are attached below. You be the judge
as to whether this would be a good thing for our community. Featured
still is a magnificent view of a parking lot, which, among other things, the
Specific Plan was written to prevent.
On the advice of the Los Angeles
Department of Building and Safety, the developer is planning to submit his
poorly-conceived proposal to the City anyway, and he'll do so very soon.
THIS IS WHY IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU SPEAK UP NOW.
More good news: After almost 10 years, appointment of the Design Review
Board (DRB), mandated by the Colorado Boulevard Specific Plan, is finally
happening! Appointees are now being notified. This move is a
direct result of the many issues raised by the current Walgreens proposal.
Thank you, Council member Pacheco, for taking this long-awaited step in
helping our community guide its own future, as it should.
2. MORE ACCOLADES FOR WALGREENS PETITION ASSISTANTS -- OUR
BUSINESSES
TERA would also like to thank Eagle Rock businesses Senor Fish and Colorado
Donuts for displaying our "Save the Shopping Bag Building"
posters and helping us to gather signatures in our petition effort! You
guys have been terrific!
3. ART "GALLERY OPHELIA" TO OPEN SOON IN EAGLE ROCK! --
APRIL 13
The following wonderful announcement is in from well-known local artistes Mindy
and Candace Allen:
Hello
everyone! If you didn't already know, my sister Candace and I are opening a
Gallery/design studio in Eagle Rock! We are currently renovating an old
building... and are rushing to get it done so we can share it with you! We
would love if you could come and share with us our Grand Opening night, Saturday,
April 13! I hope you all are doing well, and look forward to seeing you!
- Miss Mindy
Gallery Ophelia
2114 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles (Eagle Rock), CA 90041
323.982.9945 http://www.galleryopehlia.com
Gallery Hours: Tues-Friday 12-7pm, Saturday 12-5pm or by appointment. (we
will be opening on the first of April)
SHOW INFORMATION:
April 1st-30th, 2002. "Lucky 13" Grand Opening Group Show *
Featuring the works of 13
artists including - Miss Mindy, Candace Jeanette,
Kimmy McCann, Rick O'Brien,
Pete Metzger, Ronny Vardy, Katrina Alexy, Leonard Croskey,
Linda Johnstone-Allen, Frank
Venedas, and others.
Opening Reception
Saturday April 13th, 2002. 6-9pm
Indulge in fabulous art, music
and refreshments.
4. GREAT LA TIMES ARTICLE ON THE SHOPPING BAG BUILDING!
The LA Times featured an article about the Shopping Bag building and our
community's efforts to preserve it in the California section. The date
was March 13, 2002. Look it up! Thanks to writer George
Ramos!
5. ARTIST RECEPTION AT OUR CULTURAL CENTER -- MARCH 30
Artist Lisa Mellinger will be having a show of oil paintings at the Eagle Rock
Community Cultural Center, 2225 Colorado Boulevard. The show dates are
March 30 through April 26, 2002. The opening reception will be Saturday,
March 30 from 2 to 5pm. Lisa is a painter and college adjunct
professor in San Antonio, Texas. Her paintings are realistic, and the
subject matter are garden hoses, grass, flowers, and other things we find and
relish in the garden. Her paintings range from happy to serious to
humorous. Please come and meet Lisa on March 30.
6. "AN ACTION PLAN FOR A THRIVING BUS RAPID TRANSIT
MARKET" -- APRIL 8 AND 9
The Federal Transit Administration presents "An Action Plan for a
Thriving BRT Market"
Hosted by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in
conjunction with WestStart
When:
April 8-9, 2002
April 8 - 8:30 a.m. € 5:00 p.m
Reception at Mayor's Mansion 6:00 p.m.
April 9 - 8:30 a.m.€ 12:30 p.m.
Site Visit: 1:30 to 3:30
Tour of LACMTA Metro Rapid Facilities including Bus Operations Control Center
& Bus Signal Priority System
Where:
LACMTA Headquarters
1 Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles
(corner of Ceasar Chavez and Vignes)
213/922-6000
Registration:
Use attached registration form or online at http://www.calstart.org
Fee:
No charge
Introductions by:
The Honorable James Hahn, Mayor, City of Los Angeles
Jennifer Dorn, Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
Edward Thomas, Associate Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
Roger Snoble, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Country Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
Questions:
Susan Romeo
Fred Silver
WestStart
626/744-5600
sromeo@calstart.org
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has developed a draft action plan
for the expanding the market for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and improving its
image throughout the country. The plan elements include: marketing,
vehicle testing, vehicle deployment, project development and outreach to
manufacturers. Through local workshops like this one at LACMTA, the FTA
is seeking local input on the plan € ideas, perceived problems, and recommendations.
Take the opportunity and let your voice be heard and attend this workshop
in Los Angeles.
7. COMMUNITY PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CPAC) MEETING -- APRIL 13
The following is from long-time community activist and CPAC member Miki
Jackson. Remarkably, the Council office has recently spread rumors that
the CPAC no longer exists. This all-volunteer committee is mandated by
state statute, so don't believe they aren't around to serve our community,
because they are, and they are integral to ensuring that the Northeast is the
beneficiary of good city planning:
Please
come to the regular CPAC meetings. CPAC was and has been responsible for
rewriting the Northeast Los Angeles Community Plan. This is an
important community forum for planning and development issues as well as the
only active body dealing with planning issues throughout the Northeast.
The next meeting, on April 13th at the Los Angeles River
Center, 570 West Avenue 26 (former Lawry's California Center site), will
follow a public presentation on a very important thing -- the CPAC-originated
design overlay districts that are being implemented throughout the Plan area.
City Planning staff will be on hand to answer questions. This portion of the
evening will begin around 4:30-5:PM and the CPAC meeting will most likely start
a little later at around 8:PM. Of course, people may come and go and staying
through the whole time is not mandated.
This particular one being highlighted at this meeting is the one for Cypress
Park. This is a groundbreaking plan element. It gives communities more tools to
do exactly what you are trying to do for all Northeast areas. The CPAC along
with Senator Polanco took the lead on saving Lawry's, and the CPAC was a part
of the Van de Kamp's coalition and I worked with the coalition as a
representative from CPAC as well a citizen. The CPAC has been key to a great
deal of the preservation and turn-around in the Northeast. The Plan the CPAC
put together is one that supports and enables much of this work. A good
plan combined with community involvement and activism can, and has, changed the
face of our communities.
8. EAGLE ROCK'S
"SPRING ROAD SHOW" -- BRING YOUR ANTIQUES! -- APRIL 16
Eagle Rock Historical Society members and friends are invited to bring one
treasure each for evaluation by antiques and collectibles dealers Sharon
Hindson and Herman Schahuber at the ERVHS "Spring Road Show" meeting
on Tuesday, April 16th.
Although the meeting begins at 7:30 in the Eagle Rock Cultural Center, 2225
Colorado Boulevard, bearers of treasures are advised to arrive between 6:30 and
7:00. (We'll have coffee ready!) This allows time for set-up of
items and gives our experts an opportunity to examine them and decide on
presentation order.
PLEASE NOTE: As a special thank you to ERVHS members who've paid their
2002 dues, a Members' Priority Display Table will be set up. Items on
this table will be evaluated FIRST. (For information on your membership
status and directions on how to get advance placement on the Priority Table, please
see the Spring newsletter.)
If you are not a member, ERVHS urges you to join and support our ongoing
activities. These include collection, preservation, and presentation of
historic Eagle Rock photos and papers; the E. R. House History Survey; reproduction
and sale of historical items, a quarterly newsletter, and more.
For further membership information, call chair Pat Topping at (323)
256-4258.
9. YOGA ESSENCE CLASS SCHEDULE
Everybody! Sorry for the delay, but after much consternation, a great
deal of thought, and all of you who were so kind to give us your input, here is
our schedule for our new studio at 1577 Colorado Boulevard (across form
Trader Joe's). Class schedules will go into affect on April 1st (no we
are not fooling) with Our Grand Opening and ribbon-cutting soiree to be held on
the 6th of April, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. All are invited to the
ribbon-cutting, and we hope to see you at one of our classes!
Phillip & Krista
April-May
Yoga Essence Schedule
Monday
10:00 am Level 1-2
7:00 pm Strength
Tuesday
8:30 am Gentle
1:45 pm Kids 5-12
7:00 pm Gentle
Wednesday
12:00 pm Lunch Flow (1/2 hr class at 1/2 the price)
7:00 pm Kundalini
Thursday
10:00 Pre-Natal
4:00 pm Kids 5-12
7:00 pm Gentle
Friday
10:00 am Level 1-2
7:00 pm Kundalini
Saturday
9:00 Level 1
11:00 Family ($20 for the whole family)
Yoga Essence Class Pricing
Single Class = $12.00
5 Class Series = $55.00
10 Class Series = $100
20 Class Series = $180.00
Children's Pass = $9.00
Children's 10 Pass = $80.00
Yoga Essence Class Descriptions
Level 1 -- Straight forward Hatha. For Beginners and those who
want to focus on the basics of sun salutations, standing poses, twists, etc..
Level 2 -- A bit more challenging than Level 1, or Level 1 with a kick.
Gentle -- A gradual paced, therapeutic approach to Hatha techniques.
Calming & Restorative.
Pre-Natal -- A safe yet supportive class for the changing needs of the
expectant mother.
Kids -- For the little yogi or yogi. Laying the foundation for a
light-hearted practice.
Empower -- For the more advanced practitioner. Hot, sweaty, gut
crunching yoga.
Family -- A family that practices yoga together has fun together.
Kundalini -- A great way to recharge your body and spirit through
simple, repetitive movements that everyone can do.
Lunch Flow -- A half hour of Flow yoga.
10. OCCIDENTAL
GLEE CLUB TO JOIN MUSICA ANGELICA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA IN STAGING OF HANDEL'S
"MESSIAH" -- APRIL 19
The Occidental College Glee Club will join the Musica Angelica Baroque
Orchestra and a quartet of professional soloists in a performance of Handel's
"Messiah" at 8 p.m. Friday, April 19 in Occidental College's Thorne
Hall. Perhaps the most popular and recognized choral music in English,
"Messiah" stands alongside Bach's "Passions" as a
masterwork of the baroque period. Jeffrey Bernstein, Oxy's director of choral
music, will conduct.
Tickets for the concert are $35, $25 and $15 and may be reserved by calling
(323) 259-2879 or by e-mailing gleeclub@oxy.edu. Half-price tickets for
students and senior citizens are available in the two lower price categories.
Occidental is located at 1600 Campus Road in Eagle Rock. Directions to the
college and a campus map can be found online at http://www.oxy.edu/oxy/welcome
.
First performed in Dublin in 1742, "Messiah" is considered Handel's
greatest work and includes the widely recognized "Hallelujah Chorus."
"Messiah" is an oratorio - a work written for solo voices, chorus and
orchestra, but performed without action, costume or scenery - sung in three
acts. The composition celebrates both Christmas and Easter, beginning with the
Nativity, continuing with the stories of the Crucifixion and redemption, and
then culminating in an affirmation of faith. Handel wrote his masterpiece in
just 24 days.
The 95-year-old Occidental Glee Club has enjoyed a national reputation for
choral excellence since the 1950s. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, Robert Shaw
held regular choral workshops with the Glee Club, and in 1959, when there were
separate men's and women's ensembles, the group made a recording with Bruno
Walter at the maestro's request. In 1969, the Glee Clubs were chosen to
represent the United States at the Second International Collegiate Music
Festival, which was sponsored by the Lincoln Center.
Musica Angelica, under the direction of lutenist and composer Michael Eagan, is
a baroque orchestra of the highest caliber. A frequent performer at the J. Paul
Getty Museum's concert series, the orchestra was featured in the Long Beach
Opera's performances of Purcell's "The Indian Queen" and
Charpentier's "La Malade Imaginaire." The group also appeared in the
L.A. Opera Company's 1997 production of Monteverdi's "The Return of
Ulysses," for which it received unanimous praise.
Four professional soloists will perform in the "Messiah." They are
bass-baritone Cedric Berry, who made his European debut in 1994 as Jake in a
concert version of "Porgy and Bess"; countertenor Jason Snyder, a
1994 Occidental graduate who critics herald as having a "gorgeous, rich
and powerful voice"; tenor Arthur Rishi, a specialist in the performance
of oratorio repertory who has given numerous performances of
"Messiah" with the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston; and soprano
Claire Fedoruk, who appeared as a soloist in the Occidental-Foothill Master
Chorale's performance of Mozart's "Requiem."
11. OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE THEATER DEPARTMENT TO STAGE CHEKHOV'S
"THE CHERRY ORCHARD" -- APRIL 19-28
The Occidental College Theater Department will present "The Cherry
Orchard," the classic four-act tragicomedy by Russian playwright Anton
Chekhov, at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, April 19-21, Friday and Saturday,
April 26-27, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28 in the college's Keck Theater. The
performances will be directed by Oxy theater Professor Alan Freeman.
General admission tickets are $8. Student admission is $3, and tickets are $6
for senior citizens and Occidental faculty and staff. For more information, or
to buy tickets, please call (323) 259-2922. Group rates are available.
Occidental College is located at 1600 Campus Road in Eagle Rock. Directions can
be found online at http://www.oxy.edu/oxy/welcome/directions.
First published and performed in 1904, "The Cherry Orchard" centers
on Russia's class struggle at the end of the 19th century, when members of the
national nobility began to lose their power and wealth, but refused to abandon
their belief that they are inherently superior. The play dramatizes the decline
of the Ranevskaya family and examines wealth, power, nobility and slavery.
"The Cherry Orchard" was Chekhov's last play and identified the
same themes that spurred the failed Russian revolution of 1905. Chekhov's work
has been translated worldwide and "The Cherry Orchard" is roundly
regarded as a masterpiece of psychological drama.
12. COMMUNITY POLICING WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.LACP.ORG
There's a new look and many updates, to the grassroots, community-driven Los
Angeles Community Policing website at http://www.lacp.org.
The response to the open forum has been positive ... overwhelmingly so.
Included in the new edition:
Speech to the Police Commission
Good News from Central Bureau
Breaking News from the Attorney General
The Police Commission Agenda for this week
Community-Police Advisory Board Contacts
Community-Police Advisory Board News
Senior Lead Officer News / Comments
Comments from the community
Opinion section
http://www.LACP.org is designed to assist in the discussion of how the
community and LAPD can partner in helping the City. I am hoping this tool
can play a small role in the development of ideas, and the sharing of
information between the residents of Los Angeles and the Department.
That's what Los Angeles Community Policing is all about. The website and
its associated e-group belong to YOU, as a member of the community, and your
active participation is needed.
There is a lot to be done at LAPD. I only hope new thinking, and new
ideas can be heard.
Yours in service,
Bill Murray
Hollenbeck Division C-PAB
323 / 225 - 6393
Website address:
http://www.lacp.org
Join the e-group at:
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/LA-CommunityPolicing
PS: Please feel free to pass this along to anyone you like.
13. NORTH EAST TREES JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Posted 3/21/02
North East Trees (NET), located in the beautiful Los Angeles River Center and
Gardens, is seeking an Executive Director. NET is an exciting non-profit
environmentally-based organization dedicated to improving the environment,
restoring native habitat, fostering community involvement and improving the
quality of life in the greater Los Angeles area through urban forestry and open
space enhancement. Founded in 1990, NET has a staff of 20, including landscape
designers, conservation planners and field personnel. We have a committed Board
of Directors and a budget of approx. $1 million per year, funded primarily
through grants. NET has a reputation for excellence in designing and building
parks, greenbelts and school shade tree plantings, and for native habitat and
watershed restoration projects and planning studies.
We are seeking an Executive Director with a vision for the future and
demonstrated commitment to the environment. He or she will lead a team of
talented design and construction staff in moving projects from concept to
completion, developing grant and foundation funding, community outreach and
organizational development. The successful candidate will have strong
management, team building, development, strategic planning and public relations
skills.
Qualifications include:
·
Ability to combine sound
business sense with a commitment to the environment
·
A minimum of 5 years
experience in senior management or a for-profit or not-for-profit organization
·
B.A./B.S. in business
administration, environmental science or related field; graduate degree or
landscape architect license a plus
·
Excellent oral and written
communication skills including grant applications and high comfort with public
speaking
·
Ability to negotiate
successful transactions including fund raising
·
Ability to work as a team
leader, inspire people, resolve interpersonal conflicts, and facilitate
consensus in small and large groups
·
Knowledge of environmental
issues including local and state resources agencies, land use and water
resources desirable
·
Fiscal skills including
budget preparation and oversight
Send cover letter, salary
history & resume to: Human Resources, North East Trees, 570 W. Ave. 26,
Suite 200, LA 90065. Please mark envelope CONFIDENTIAL.
14. OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE APPLICATIONS UP!
If you check out the Oxy website at http://www.oxy.edu, you'll see the news
that the college had a record number of applications this year, and that
applications have DOUBLED in the last 5 years. Hooray for Oxy and Eagle
Rock!!
15. EAGLE ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL CERTIFICATION MEETING -- APRIL
2
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Regarding: Neighborhood Council Certification Application Received
From
EAGLE ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
requesting recognition as a Los Angeles City Certified Neighborhood Council
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment File Number: 01-027
City Ordinance #174006 established regulations to implement the Plan for a
Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils. It requires that a notice be
prepared telling you that the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners will conduct
a public hearing as follows:
DATE: TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2002 TIME:
6:30 p.m.
PLACE: EAGLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, 1750 YOSEMITE DRIVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90041
The purpose of the hearing is to discuss, receive public comments, and vote
on this application. The application from the EAGLE ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL asks that they be formally certified and recognized as Los Angeles
City Neighborhood Council. The public is strongly encouraged to
participate.
16. DOG NEEDS A HOME
Presenting Eagle rock's own...Elliot Hill!
3-yr.-old, 75-lb male shar pei mix found wandering Hill Drive in February.
After a short stint at North Central Animal Shelter, he's ready for a
home! Neutered, microchipped, current on all shots, and healthy.
Gentle, playful, quiet, full of loyal big-dog energy, just a little shy
from his time on the streets. Gets along well with other dogs
(not yet cat-tested). Wonderful companion for long walks, couch-surfing
and frequent bouts of face-licking. Elliot should be an indoor dog
primarily. If you can offer him a place in your life, please call 323-850-2095
(w) or 323-791-4788 (h).
17. LETTERS AND E.MAILS
"I was pleased, but not surprised, to see the long list of Eagle Rock
businesses that displayed the Save the Shopping Bag Building posters and helped
gather signatures. In my experience, these are all excellent businesses that
understand the importance of working together with residents to make Eagle Rock
a better place live and work. I will happily patronize these businesses
whenever possible."
-- Andrew Hindes, Eagle Rock resident and TERA member
"I am no longer a resident of California having relocated in November 2001
to Las Vegas, NV. I enjoyed the activities of TERA and receiving the news
updates, and serving twice as a docent at the home tour. I sold my house
to a lovely young woman who may be receptive to becoming a member of TERA.
I'll miss the wonderful organization of TERA."
-- Dorothy J. Edwards, former Eagle Rock resident [Thank you, Dorothy.
We'll miss you.]
"[I live in] Atwater Village, but I buy all my bike stuff at Budget
Bicycles in Eagle Rock. Netty Carr forwarded a bunch of us your e-mail
and I really liked it. Our Village has a tendency to be, umm, a little
somber with their community information. Thanks!"
-- Tim Donnelly, Atwater Village resident
"I'm so sorry I missed the TERA meeting last night. I didn't open
the e-mail until today. Hope all is well."
-- Teresa Acosta, Eagle Rock resident and TERA member
"Thank you so much for informing us (through the TERA newsletter) about
the DWP Green LA project. When I read this in the newsletter, I called
DWP immediately and scheduled my husband and I for a seminar in early April.
At the end of the seminar we will be able to choose 7 different shade
trees for our property - for free!! And, the trees will be delivered directly
to our home at no cost. We're thrilled. As you know, home projects
and improvements can get expensive and this is one less expense. Thanks
again for the information.
We're sorry to have missed your membership appreciation meeting last night.
With two babies in diapers, we never know whether we'll be able to scoot
out at night or not. Hope the meeting went well!
Anyway, thanks for keeping us posted via your newsletter. Sincerely
--"
-- Joan and Craig Cutler, Eagle Rock residents and TERA Members
" I am among the many appreciators of your commitment to our town, so
thanks for keeping at it."
-- Tom Yang, life-long Eagle Rock resident, architect, TERA member, and owner
and designer of a very cool modern home to be featured on TERA's 2002 Eclectic
Eagle Rock Home Tour, May 19
18. QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"Intensity
and type of commercial uses shall be consistent with the character of the Eagle
Rock Community. . . . Unsightly existing and new uses [such as parking
lots] shall be properly screened, especially when fronting streets. . . .
To the maximum extent feasible, cultural resources, architecturally-significant
or historic structures or community related landmarks [such as the
Shopping Bag building] shall be preserved. . . . This Specific Plan
encourages preservation of these architecturally and community-significant
buildings . . ." [Emphasis added.]
--
Sec. 3, "Purposes," Colorado Boulevard Specific Plan
"The
role of design review boards is to evaluate the placement of mass, form,
spatial elements and overall quality of the design of proposed projects based
on defined objectives established in geographically specific plans."
[Emphasis added.]
--
"Purpose and Objectives," Design Review Board Procedures, Colorado
Boulevard Specific Plan, as amended and adopted, effective 7/22/96
We welcome your comments.
Please include your name.
Joanne Turner
<artburn@earthlink.net>
President, The Eagle Rock Association (TERA)