Local News in Brief : Project Fight Widens
A northeast Pasadena neighborhood’s fight to stop construction of the 184-unit Rose Townhomes development may soon become a citywide battle.
After a month of collecting signatures in front of grocery stores and shopping malls, residents submitted a petition to the city clerk with 7,067 signatures--enough, they hope, to force a citywide vote on the development. Under state law, a minimum of 6,312 signatures, representing 10% of the city’s registered voters, is required to force a referendum.
The project would be built on one of the largest pieces of vacant land left in the city.
City Clerk Pamela Swift must still verify the number of signatures and check to see if each person who signed is a registered voter in Pasadena. That process is expected to be completed by Feb. 22. If enough signatures are verified, the issue could go on the ballot June 7 in conjunction with the California presidential primary.
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