By Kelly Puente, Staff writer
Long Beach Press Telegram (Long Beach, California, USA)
The Council will also be asked to support the creation of a "Cambodia Town" in Long Beach.
The proposal recommends the development of a Business Improvement District to support the new cultural area, which would be on a stretch of Anaheim Street between Junipero Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard that is home to many Cambodian businesses.
After the proposal was passed by the City Council last fall, it moved to the Housing and Neighborhoods Committee, where it was unanimously approved in June. A poll of 387 business and property owners in April indicated that a majority supported the designation.
"We received a tremendous amount of input from the community and the majority was very much in favor of Cambodia Town," said Lowenthal, chair of the committee.
The BID, which would consist of private business and property owners in the area, would generate its own funding and decide on issues such as security and safety, graffiti removal and sidewalk repair, said Niki Tennant, Lowenthal's chief of staff.
If the memorandum passes, the official name would most likely be the Cambodia Town Business Improvement District, she said.
"The designation of a cultural area and (BID) will result in the area becoming a well-known attraction and will certainly bring in tax dollars for Long Beach," said Lowenthal. "It makes sense to be supportive to a refugee community that has developed into a major contributing portion of our city."
According to the city, 17,000 Cambodians live in Long Beach.
In a special 3 p.m. meeting, the Council will address Long Beach's recreational water quality issues. The public will have an opportunity to address the Council.
The proposal recommends the development of a Business Improvement District to support the new cultural area, which would be on a stretch of Anaheim Street between Junipero Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard that is home to many Cambodian businesses.
After the proposal was passed by the City Council last fall, it moved to the Housing and Neighborhoods Committee, where it was unanimously approved in June. A poll of 387 business and property owners in April indicated that a majority supported the designation.
"We received a tremendous amount of input from the community and the majority was very much in favor of Cambodia Town," said Lowenthal, chair of the committee.
The BID, which would consist of private business and property owners in the area, would generate its own funding and decide on issues such as security and safety, graffiti removal and sidewalk repair, said Niki Tennant, Lowenthal's chief of staff.
If the memorandum passes, the official name would most likely be the Cambodia Town Business Improvement District, she said.
"The designation of a cultural area and (BID) will result in the area becoming a well-known attraction and will certainly bring in tax dollars for Long Beach," said Lowenthal. "It makes sense to be supportive to a refugee community that has developed into a major contributing portion of our city."
According to the city, 17,000 Cambodians live in Long Beach.
In a special 3 p.m. meeting, the Council will address Long Beach's recreational water quality issues. The public will have an opportunity to address the Council.
1 comment:
I want to thank the City of Long Beach for the recognition of Cambodia Town and a special thank to a special committee's chairwoman, City Councilwoman Bonnie Lowenthal. I can feel it the City of Long Beach will be a great city of tomorrow!
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