by Timothy Rutt

This coming Wednesday at 7 PM at the Loma Alta Park gym, Altadenans will gather in the first of three "visioning sessions" as the county prepares to revise the Community Standards District.

The CSD will affect future development of businesses and residences in Altadena — what's allowed, what isn't, what direction do we want to go.

Do we want a peaceful bedroom community?  Do we want a thriving commercial center?  Do we want two centers — east side and west side?  Do we want a "destination" restaurant or not?  What are we going to do about parking, and signage? And is our "anonymous phone caller"  version of code enforcement worth keeping — and if not, what will replace it? 

We know not everybody can make it to Wednesday's meeting.  And, unfortunately, the consultants running the meetings haven't made provision for an online forum or survey to float ideas.  But that doesn't mean we can't have one anyway– so we'll have it right now!

If you can't make the meeting,  here's your chance to tell everyone what you think.  And if you CAN make it, here's a chance to run a trial balloon of your ideas and see what kind of support it gets.  This forum is all yours.  What do you want to see in Altadena's future?

UPDATE:  Mina Brown from RBF Consulting, which is the county's consultant in this visioning process, tells us they're reading this (see comments) — so this is the place to make your voice heard!