by TImothy Rutt
Loud parties at St. Elizabeth’s?
That was one of the topics that came up at Tuesday’s meeting of ACONA (Altadena Coalition of Neighborhood Associations), held at the Altadena Main Library.
Cole Landowski, chief of the county’s environmental hygiene program, talked about handling noise complaints and permitted noise limits, when the topic came up of loud noise emanating almost every weekend from St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church at 1840 N. Lake Ave.
Sgt. Michael Randenberg of the Altadena Sheriff’s Station said that the department had talked to church officials at the end of last summer about loud music and other noise coming from weekend events, such as quinceaneras, held at the church social hall. The department issues permits for certain events, and Randenberg said that if noise issues continue to occur in the neighborhood, they will no longer offer permits.
Lori Webster of Webster's Fine Stationery, Ericka Lozano-Buhl, and Ed Meyers of the Altadena Chamber of Commerce answer questions about Ralphs market and the local business scene at the March 27, 2012 ACONA meeting. Photo by Elliot Gold.
In other items:
- Earthquake preparedness: Neighborhood Watch captain Steve Reagan said that a planned “shake-out” for Altadena CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) volunteers, which had been discussed in a previous meeting, won’t happen, because it isn’t needed. Reagan said that Altadena was organizing as a zone-based system in conjunction with county, state, and regional programs that are involved with coordinated planning for an “inevitable” 7.8 earthquake.
CERT zone teams are responsible for their zone, and report damage and needs to the police and fire departments during an emergency. Reports and requests for assistance go all the way up the chain to CalEMA and FEMA, who direct resources. Reagan said that they have identified from 200-300 individuals who have been through CERT training, and need more. - Ralphs improvements: Ericka Lozano-Buhl spoke about her recent petition asking for improvements at the Altadena Ralphs store on Lake Avenue, There was also some discussion about the comments in Altadenablog and New York City-based America Online’s local Patch outlet.
Lozano-Buhl said that, as a loyal Ralphs customer, it was disappointing to move to Altadena and find that the local market “doesn’t have a lot of things we use as a family -- a service deli, a bakery.” Ed Meyers of the Altadena Chamber of Commerce said that one thing to consider is that an expanded Ralphs can affect nearby small businesses that provide the same services, such as the Park Bench Deli or Dutch Oven Bakery, or the Oh Happy Days organic market.
ACONA organizer Eliott Gold said that Ralphs was invited to send a representative, but they declined.
