In 2014, local Altadena voters approved Measure A to continue vital programs, services, and resources for 10 years. This was an extension of a previous measure that had been implemented and extended since 1993 to address substantial state cuts. [...]
No. The tax is an annual obligation that is included as part of your regular property tax bill. You will see a separate line item for both Measure A and Measure Z on your property tax bill until Measure [...]
The Altadena Library District recorded the current “notice of special tax lien” with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on January 26, 2021. The County is indexing the tax to the names of property owners in the community, and [...]
Voters approved Measure Z in 2020 with an approval vote of 72.35%, which authorizes the CFD “to levy $0.10/square foot for single-family residences annually, with different rates for other property types, raising approximately $2,600,000 annually until ended by voters; bond issuance/appropriation [...]
As we are very early in the design and planning process, it is hard to say what new services will be part of the renovated libraries. It is our intention to create flexible and adaptive spaces to accommodate the [...]
While it’s still early in the design process, we don’t anticipate any major additions to the existing library structure. Changes to retaining walls, stairs, and walkways are anticipated in order to make the library more accessible, and we are [...]
LA County regulations require a minimum number of spaces based on building square footage, in addition to specific ADA parking spaces. Under the designs currently being discussed, we would be required to have 12 parking spaces. [...]
The current building structure of the Bob Lucas library doesn’t allow us to accomplish this and meet our goal of universal accessibility in a cost-effective manner.
We have to balance the need for additional space, various codes and regulations regarding building set-back, and required parking space. The plan already calls for eliminating some of the impermeable pavement and replacing it with an outdoor reading court [...]
This measure was a local funding measure passed by voters on the November 3, 2020 ballot to establish a Community Facilities District (CFD) within the Library District that will generate stable local funding to continue to provide programs and [...]