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The action stems from allegations that the city’s top tourism official was spending tens of thousands of dollars in public funds on unnecessary furnishings for the facility without proper approvals.
The Long Beach Armory building on Seventh Street is being sold to a development group that could build 64 affordable housing units in the parking lot behind it and between St. Anthony High School and Gumbiner Park.
The old location of Fire Station 9 in Long Beach could be up for sale in the coming months as city staff is recommending that the site that’s been closed since 2019 due to recurring mold be designated as surplus property and sold.
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A memo from Economic Development Director John Keisler to the mayor and City Council this week outlined how a request for proposal process could be initiated and the types of projects the city might consider in the space if it’s sold.
The station at 3917 Long Beach Blvd. was closed in July 2019 after recurring toxic mold continued to endanger the firefighters that were housed there. This prompted the city to relocate the station’s assets to two other locations in the city which negatively impacted response times to Station 9’s typical service area, which includes Bixby Knolls.