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Fullerton’s Hillcrest Park soon will have a $724,000 pedestrian bridge crossing a creek that separates the sidewalk on Harbor Boulevard from the park’s veterans memorial, but will anyone use it?
The Fullerton City Council has reversed its initial decision on which two districts will be up for election next year and voted instead to allow Councilman Greg Sebourn to run in 2018.
The City Council will take a second look at its decision to put two new districts up for election next year.
His arraignment is scheduled for April 3. If convicted, he faces up to one year in county jail.
The Fullerton City Council sent a proposal for a 295-unit apartment complex back to the drawing board this week after hearing from residents who said it would exacerbate existing traffic and parking issues.
Joe Felz, who has been leave since he crashed his car after drinking on election night, will retire at the end of the month, according to a letter Councilwoman Jennifer Fitzgerald read during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting.
It’s been four weeks since Fullerton City Manager Joe Felz’ car crash in the wee hours of Nov. 9, and Felz remains on paid leave while the police are continuing what has become a mysterious investigation into the incident.
City Manager Joe Felz had a “minor” driving accident early Wednesday morning after celebrating at election night parties in downtown Fullerton. Police believed Felz was “emitting an odor of alcohol,” but did not administer a breathalyzer test.
Teams from the Blue Stars soccer club are relegated to practicing on a field with no lights, while other sports teams are allowed to practice under the lights at a field next door.
Fullerton City Council members, after hearing an earful from residents at their last meeting, could make a policy change Tuesday that would give the Fullerton Blue Stars youth soccer club a lighted field to practice on at night.