City to Face Challenge Over Vote Against School
The feisty little city of Sierra Madre--a San Gabriel Valley town without a traffic signal and devoid of fast-food drive-thrus--has issued its most recent no verdict, denying a Christian high school’s request to build a new campus.
The City Council voted 3 to 1 against a long-studied proposal by Maranatha High School to build a campus on mountainside property zoned for houses.
While the vote ends a two-year debate--which included a campaign that sprouted hundreds of lawn signs on both sides of the issue--the high school’s resolve to build on a 8.5-acre parcel of its 63 acres is not squashed.
Maranatha attorneys have already sent Sierra Madre a letter laying the groundwork to file suit.
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