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Los Angeles Conservation Corp Begins Work On City of Duarte’s Encanto
Nature Walk Project
The Los Angeles Conservation Corp has begun
removing non native plants along the west bank of the San Gabriel River in
Duarte. It is the first step in the development of the City of Duarte’s
proposed Encanto Nature Walk project.
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City
of Duarte to Provide Residents with Easy-to-Use Program to Help Save Money
on Prescription Drugs Beginning Jan 10
Residents
of the city and county area of Duarte will soon be able to save an average
of 20% off the retail price of commonly prescribed prescription drugs
through a program provided by the City of Duarte in collaboration with the
National League of Cities (NLC).
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Department of Conservation Awards Duarte
$57,550 Recycling Grant To Launch Recycling Program for Multi-Family
Residential Units
The City will utilize the funds to launch a recycling program for
multi-family residential units in Spring 2009. Multi-family dwellings make
up approximately 30% of all housing units in Duarte.
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Duarte Recreation Supervisor Teesha Tarr Receives
Merit Award
The
City of Duarte was recently honored with the Agency Award from the Southern
California Municipal Athletic Federation-San Gabriel Valley (SCMAF-SGV).
Duarte was recognized for its “outstanding participation of the
organization” from among 44 member agencies in the San Gabriel Valley.
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Christmas Tree Recycling Program Collection
from Dec. 26 to Jan. 17
The City of Duarte through its franchised trash hauler, Burrtec Waste,
will provide a Christmas tree collection service for residential customers
in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Sanitation District’s annual
Christmas Tree Recycling program.
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John Fasana Elected Duarte Mayor/Redevelopment Chairman; Margaret Finlay
Elected Mayor Pro Tem in Annual Council Reorganization
Mayor Fasana said that his focus this year
will be on helping to develop job opportunities for youth and economic
opportunities for the City.
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Duartean/Naval Special Warfare Sailor Chris Arredondo Promoted to
Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy
Many Sailors strive to achieve it
but very few make it in less than 10 years. Achieving the rank of chief
petty officer in the United States Navy is no easy task. It takes years of
dedication, consistent outstanding
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City
of Duarte Appoints Craig Hensley Community Development Director
The City of Duarte has appointed former San Dimas
planning manager Craig Hensley to the post of Community Development
Director. Hensley replaces longtime community development director Ed Cox
who retired last May.
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Weekly Farmers Market Comes To Duarte
Duarte will
soon have its own weekly farmers market running on Saturday mornings from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning on October 25th, 2008. The farmers market will be
located at the northeast corner of Huntington Dr. and
Buena Vista St.
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County Working to Abate Graffiti on Puente Largo Bridge In Conjunction with
City’s Emerald Necklace Project
For
years the Puente Largo Bridge that crosses over the
San Gabriel River between Duarte and Azusa has been plagued with graffiti,
an eyesore for residents and visitors. But the view has recently improved.
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Duarte’s Promise to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday With 8th Annual
Community Beautification Project
The 8th Annual “Martin Luther King, Jr. Beautification” Project will start the event at 8:30
a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 with a continental breakfast at the Duarte
High School Cafeteria sponsored by JOE’s Place of Duarte.
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Business Pros to Offer Students Insight on
Working World During 7th Annual City-Sponsored Groundhog Shadow Day
More than 150 Duarte High School students will have the opportunity
to spend a day learning about a variety of jobs and careers while they gain
valuable insight into the working world, the 7th annual Groundhog Job Shadow
Day, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009.
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Gas Company Announces Lower Winter Bills
The Gas
Company has some good news to share with you about winter gas bills. Natural
gas commodity prices have decreased over the past several weeks. And
industry analysts now believe that natural gas bills may be lower this
winter than last. So, what happened?
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