City Studies Plan to Sell Open Land Near Arroyo
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SOUTH PASADENA — Already setting off protests, the city is considering whether to sell 1.3 acres of open land along the Arroyo Seco for about $1 million to an education institution and use the money to improve parks.
The City Council has yet to make a final decision. Some residents have formed a group to fight a sale, warning of what they contend is a threat to the rustic canyon, which meanders from Pasadena to Los Angeles.
City Manager Sean Joyce said the City Council has agreed only to negotiate with the Institute for the Redesign of Learning at the Almansor Center, now based in Alhambra. He said there will be no decision until after a public meeting next Monday.
If the council approves the sale, Joyce said, any proceeds could be set aside for parks and would allow the city to develop new recreation facilities elsewhere.
Joyce said the city was approached by the institute about constructing a building on the hill up to Pasadena Avenue near the York Avenue bridge.
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