San Gabriel Valley : INITIATIVE DRIVE
- Share via
An Arcadia citizens group can begin collecting voter signatures for a ballot initiative to stop a proposed $100-million entertainment village at Santa Anita Park now that the the city clerk has determined that the measure’s style and language comply with legal requirements.
Once Neighbors for Arcadia publishes a notice of the initiative drive, it will have 180 days to collect about 3,900 registered voters’ signatures to qualify the issue for a special election, City Clerk June Alford said.
The Santa Anita Cos. has proposed a complex with a 25-screen movie theater, a separate theater with a screen six stories high, an ice rink, dozens of restaurants and a grocery store. The complex would be built on parking lots south of Santa Anita Park.
The project is slated to go before the City Council for consideration of a proposed zone change later this year, after an environmental study is completed. The initiative would stop any zone changes in the area for 20 years.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
