by Timothy Rutt
The Altadena Land Use Committee turned down Arroyo Pacific Academy's second bid to put a school on Palm Street, but there was less division than last time.
The committee voted 8-5 Tuesday night to deny Arroyo Pacific's petition to put a high school on the property at 183 E. Palm St. It now goes to the Altadena Town Council, which will make a recommendation to the county for a final decision.
Land Use Committee chair Mark Goldschmidt said "it was a very good meeting. People were civil," without the kind of emotional outbursts that sometimes occurred at other meetings about the school.
Arroyo Pacific President Philip Clarke told the committee about the ways he would limit traffic, which is a major concern of the neighborhood.
However, Nancy Rothwell and Coleen Sterrit of the Palm Street Area Residents Association (PSARA) reiterated the neighborhood group's concern that the property, due to geography and location, was unsuitable for a high school.
