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Residents urge Baldwin Park officials to preserve Florence Flanner open space amid proposed condos
Summary
Speakers during oral communications asked the Planning Commission to oppose a developer and Bassett Unified School District plan to redesignate a 4.3-acre open-space parcel at the former Florence Flanner School for a five-unit condominium project, saying outreach was lacking and the site is one of the area's few park-poor spaces.
Community members pressed the Baldwin Park Planning Commission during oral communications to oppose a proposed redesignation of the Florence Flanner School open-space parcel that they say would remove scarce neighborhood green space.
Speakers said the 4.3-acre parcel — which lies within Baldwin Park city limits but near the Bassett neighborhood — is being marketed by developer Storm Properties in partnership with a lease partner from Bassett Unified School District for a five-condominium project that would not include affordable units. They urged the commission and the city to preserve the site as open space.
Why it matters: The speakers described the parcel as…
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