Letter to the Editor: What on Earth happened to Temple City?

Dear Editor:

I have been a resident of Temple City for over 60 years. I raised my children here. I have always been proud to say, “I live in Mayberry, USA. When I was in Temple City High School we also referred to our city as ‘Peyton Place.'”
Having been involved in numerous civic organizations including council meetings and anything related to civic affairs, I realize our demographics have changed but that has nothing to do with the drastic changes in the past couple of years with the present city council and the ex-city manager who destroyed cities he previously managed in addition to our own.
Several years ago, my wife and I attended meetings for the improvement of Rosemead Blvd (which ironically, just held a grand re-opening) bearing no resemblance to the original plans. What happened, how much did it cost the taxpayer? Good questions.
I tried to contact a Mr. Erickson who was in charge of the project at that time but found out he no longer worked there (at the city).
This $20 million project was already paid for by 6 grants …however, apparently these plans were thrown away. Bikes lanes on Rosemead Blvd., come on? A great place to get injured or killed!
More to come from me on Temple City’s mess.

Henry Higginbottom
Temple City

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