by Timothy Rutt
The Altadena Town Council's Planning committee is scheduled to look at a conditional use permit for the Arroyo Pacific Academy, 183 E. Palm St.
The Academy runs a private school in Arcadia. Academy president Philip Clarke purchased the Palm St. property in October 2010 for use as a second campus. The property, the former Bienvenidos Children's Center, later housed the Sahag Mesrob Armenian Christian School, which was closed by the county for operating without permits.
The Sahag Mesrob incident prodded the creation of the Palm St. Area Resident's Association, which has consistently opposed putting a school on the property.
The Land Use Committee will meet on Tues., Sept. 6, at the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Dr., at 7 PM.
