MONROVIA: A new fire station is a...

MONROVIA: A new fire station is a step closer to reality. The City Council has awarded a $37,500 architectural services contract to G. E. Busse of Monrovia for plans to transform an industrial office at 2055 S. Myrtle Ave. into a fire station. The $430,000 project will ensure that a fire station is within 1 1/2 miles of every building in the city. The station is expected to open in the winter of 1995.

SAN DIMAS: The council approved a permitting process to allow horse-drawn carriage rides in San Dimas. The ordinance will go into effect next month. It was adopted after a hayride driver in Claremont applied to operate in San Dimas and discovered the city had no provisions for such a permit. Another applicant hopes to offer buggy rides at the city’s farmers market.

TEMPLE CITY: The City Council has given preliminary approval to a change in local law that makes parents or guardians financially responsible for vandalism committed by their children in violation of the city’s curfew law. The curfew law requires unsupervised minors under the age of 18 to be off the streets by 10 p.m. The council also held a public hearing over whether to create a business license tax that would cost each business $100 plus $3 per employee. The council is expected to vote on the tax Sept. 6.

WALNUT: The city received the California Water Awareness Campaign Award for outstanding conservation in the area of landscape water management. By installing moisture sensors in irrigated areas and opening a 24-hour leak hot line, the city cut water use by 100 acre-feet, a 20% reduction, for 1993.