Summary
A Hawthorne community group lost its yearslong battle to convert a blighted, vacant lot into a park this week when the City Council voted not to support the effort.
The group, From Lot to Spot, secured more than $300,000 for the city to buy the Caltrans-owned property, which abuts the Century (105) Freeway at 118th Street and Doty Avenue. Since the group could not legally purchase the property itself, its members wanted Hawthorne to buy it and allow the group to develop and maintain it with grant funds.See the full content of this document
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Hawthorne Group Loses Fight for Park
On Tuesday night, the plan failed to get three votes needed for passage, leaving the door open for a business owner and longtime campaign contributor of Mayor Larry Guidi and his allies to buy the lot.
Guidi and Counci...See the full content of this document
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