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Town Council reads letters urging FEMA action and federal funding for Greenline Housing; one member dissents
Summary
The council read two letters put on record: one urging DHS to finalize FEMA funds for the Lincoln Avenue Water Company and another supporting Greenline Housing Foundation's $1 million CDF request; Council Member Molden said she would vote no on the latter, calling for broader community engagement.
The Altadena Town Council read into the record two letters previously approved by the council.
One was addressed to Acting DHS Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen asking for prompt processing and signing of an approved FEMA funding application submitted by the Lincoln Avenue Water Company to restore water infrastructure damaged in the Eaton Fire.
The second letter, addressed to Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, expressed support for Greenline Housing Foundation's fiscal year 2027 congressionally directed spending request for up to $1 million to acquire or develop up to five parcels in Altadena for affordable housing and community land-banking. The letter described Greenline as a Pasadena-based nonprofit that has already purchased three properties and invested about $1.5 million in Altadena recovery efforts.
Nut graf: Both letters were read into the public record to document the council's formal communications with federal officials; a recorded objection followed the Greenline letter reading.
Council Member Molden asked that her dissenting statement be entered: she said the Town Council is an advisory body that had not engaged in a broader community process to determine residents' views and that endorsing a specific nonprofit's land-acquisition strategy without additional public outreach could exclude residents with different recovery plans. "Before taking that position, I believe the council should first engage in a broader community conversation," she said.
Ending: The letters remain on record as the council's communications; the transcript records both the read letters and the recorded dissent from one council member, which the council said would remain part of the minutes.
