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The owner of Crawford County Storage spoke to the Alma City Council on April 15 with questions regarding violation of ordinances that were presented during the construction of his storage facility.
In November of 2020, Alma residents living in the Country Meadows Estates neighborhood presented issues regarding nearby construction to the city council. Crawford County Storage was the center of this controversy as residents were upset with cement trucks utilizing an emergency entrance on a dead-end road.
Crawford County Storage owner Jim White was not in violation of any ordinances, but due to the complaints, the city still had to investigate.
On March 4, 2021, the La Palma City Council and other local officials joined together to celebrate the groundbreaking of La Palma’s first Starbucks Coffee Company.
Shown left to right at the groundbreaking: Council Member Marshall Goodman, Council Member Debbie S. Baker, Mayor Nitesh P. Patel, Mayor Pro Tem Michele Steggell, and Council Member Mark I. Waldman. Courtesy photo.
Located on the southeast corner of Orangethorpe Avenue and Moody Street, the new Starbucks will consist of a single-story building totaling 895 square feet, which will serve customers via a drive-through lane and walk-up windows. Other improvements to the property will include outdoor seating as well as new landscaping and contemporary signage. Starbucks is expected to open this summer.
Alma residents call on mayor to resign, citing police reports that allege stalking and abuse Share Updated: 10:45 AM CST Feb 5, 2021 Share Updated: 10:45 AM CST Feb 5, 2021
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Show Transcript THE MEETING DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD NOT TELL US WHO THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT, BUT PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP HERE TONIGHT SAY IT WAS TIED TO POLICE REPORTS FILED BY MAYOR MARTIN’S EX-WIFE THAT ALLEGED STALKING AND ABUSE AND THEY SAY TONIGHT THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I DON’T THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET ANYMORE. I THINK THAT HE SHOULD HAVE TO FACE UP TO WHAT HE DID IF WE AS CITIZENS HAD DONE THE STUFF THAT HE HAS DONE. I FEEL LIKE WE’D ALREADY BE LOCKED UP ACCORDING TO ALMA. PLEASE MAYOR MARTIN’S EX-WIFE HAS FILED MULTIPLE POLICE REPORTS THAT ALLEGED MARTIN HAS BEEN STALKING HER AND HER SON A REPORT FILED IN OCTOBER SAYS MARTIN’S WIFE FOUND A GPS TRACKING DEVICE UNDER HER CAR WHICH SHE CLAIMS TH