I have lived in Arcadia my whole life. It’s where I went to school, it’s where I have my business and it’s where I have chosen to raise my family.
My accomplishments, since you first elected me to City Council in 2016, include:
- I championed harmonious and compatible design of new homes with new design review rules, a Floor Area Ratio (FAR): limiting the size of new homes to a percentage of the lot size, and the first Historic Preservation Ordinance for Arcadia;
- I secured $167,000 from LA County to help homeless in Arcadia find housing;
- I helped introduce the Ring Doorbell home security program to our residents, making neighborhoods safer;
- I created a Financial Advisory Committee made up of Arcadia residents, to provide recommendations to pay down the unfunded pensions, promoting transparency and accountability;
- I worked to bring back a basketball court with the renovation of Eisenhower Park, reinforcing the priorities of the community;
- I brought the Patriotic Festival, Holiday Fair and Halloween Haunting to Downtown Arcadia, enhancing the quality of life for residents;
- I connected to the community through many activities including Mahjong with the Mayor and Coffee with the Mayor;
- I convinced LA County to re-open the Spreading Basins in the Highlands, so more water was diverted into our aquifer instead of flowing to the ocean;
- I currently serve as Mayor.
I hope I get the opportunity to meet you in person and share more of what I have done and what I plan to do if re-elected.
Sincerely,
-April Verlato
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Check out this coverage of our Lunar New Year festival. Our fundraiser has been extended through the end of the month and if you missed the event, you still have the opportunity to donate to wildfire relief for our Arcadia Unified School District families that were affected.
Arcadia raises $100,000 for Eaton Fire relief
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Steps away from the foothills burned by the Eaton Fire three weeks prior, the city of Arcadia raised $100,000 during their Lunar New Year Festival on Feb. 2. Downtown Arcadia...This content isn't available right now
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City of Arcadia has lifted all evacuation orders at this time. Please proceed with caution when returning to your homes. Some homes in the Highlands are still without power and SCE is aware and working on restoring power to all homes. Thank you to our first responders and public works for all their hard work before, during and after this emergency. Arcadia did not experience any damage to homes due to the Eaton Fire. We were lucky that the winds died down by the time the fire got to Arcadia. To all of those in Altadena and surrounding areas that have no home to return to, my thoughts and prayers go out to you. I hope that you are able to find some comfort in the outpouring of love and support shown over this past week. We are here for you and will continue to do what we can to help. #thisisarcadia #arcadiaca #ArcadiaStrong #EatonFire #altadena