However, project planners will have to meet with the council to discuss further details before any work begins.
POLITICS
Glendale Unified School District trustee Greg Krikorian officially kicked off his campaign to win a seat on the City Council on Wednesday at Oakmont Country Club.
Krikorian, 43, said six years on the school board has equipped him with the experience to make policy decisions that are good for a whole community, rather than segments of it.
He pointed to recent issues, such as concerns over development in the Mountain Oaks area and the Americana at Brand, that have divided the community.
The city needs to better deal with the city's traffic congestion, and the council must hold firm on city laws such as the hillside ordinance while respecting the rights of property owners, he said.
Krikorian, who is director of business development for Business Life and Senior Living magazines, said the city must also address ways to push down soaring office space vacancy rates in Glendale.
John Drayman, president of the Montrose Shopping Park Assn., officially announced he will make a run for council last week.
Two seats, that of Mayor Dave Weaver and Councilman Rafi Manoukian, will be up for grabs in the April 3 municipal election.
Crescenta Valley Town Council candidates gathered to state their positions and to respond to questions and concerns of voters Monday night at the Montrose-Crescenta Branch Library's meeting room.
One issue facing the Crescenta Valley is land development, and that topic dominated most of the discussions at the town council meeting.
The candidates also shared their opinions on opening privately owned wilderness for hikers, the community standards district, the Foothills Design Committee and down-zoning parts of the neighborhood.
Of the 12 Town Council seats, three regular seats and three alternate seats are up for election.
Seven of the nine candidates for these seats attended the forum.
