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Three scholarships in memory of La Mirada area pioneer Cor Van Dam have been awarded by the Rotary Club of La Mirada. Van Dam, who was the owner of the former Valley View Farms Dairy located on Rosecrans and Valley View Avenue, passed away in 2006. He was a charter member of the Rotary Club of La Mirada, and was a leader in Rotary’s community service projects for more than 50 years. In the years since his death, the Van Dam www.lmlamplighter.com [See BREEZEWOOD page 8] [See ASSESSOR page 10]
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BP Oil Received $1 Billion in Property Tax Reductions Under Assessor NoguezBy Randy Economy and Brian Hews
One of the world's largest oil producers, BP (former-ly British Petroleum), r e c e i v e d more than $1 billion worth of property tax reductions during the ten-ure of embattled Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Noguez, Los Cerritos Community Newspaper has learned.
British Petroleum, who owns and oversees a massive operation through-out Los Angeles County, had a major parcel slashed during a two year period
VOL. 1, NO. 48Delivered to 12,000 Homes Every Week LA MIRADA, CA., FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012
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A true La Mirada redevelopment success story.
By Tony Aiello
The State of California may have done away with city redevelopment agencies (RDA’s), but a great example of how the system was designed to work is represented well in La Mirada.
The Breezewood Village Residen-tial Community-an RDA project- host-ed their 10th Anniversary celebration last Thursday night. It was attended by Breezewood residents and staff, along with numerous representatives from city hall including city council members Steve DeRuse and Steve Jones.
California's approximately 400 mu-nicipal RDA’s were eliminated as part of a cost-saving measure by the state last year. The repercussions and details of this action, and the affect it will have on cities, is still currently being worked out in court.
Celebrating 10th Anniversary: Pictured above [l-r] Bonni Peery, Asst. Manager Valerie Martinez, Property Manager Amy Hyde, Asst. Manager George Silva, former manager Sue Silva, and Steve Frandsen.
Breezewood Retirement Village Celebrates 10th Anniversary
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City to Host Fundraiser for VOPS
Los Angeles County Sheriff Vol-unteers on Patrol (VOPS) serving La Mirada will host a Goodwill Donation Drive Fundraiser. The event will be held Saturday, August 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the City Hall parking lot.
Residents are encouraged to clean their closets and donate used clothing, housewares, furniture and other miscel-laneous items. I return, the VOPS will receive money for every trailer full of donated items.
The VOPS serve as a valuable re-source to La Mirada’s Public Safety Team. VOPS act as the eyes and ears of the Sheriff’s Department, identify suspicious activities, report crimes in progress, and identify dangerous cir-cumstances.For more information, con-tact the La Mirada Community Sheriff’s Station at (562) 902-2960.
In 1999, the city, along with its RDA, used its eminent domain power to tear down the 30-unit apartment building on the site that also included five duplexes.
The area is bordered by Impe-rial Highway to the north, Breezewood
Drive to south and east, and the Green Hills shopping center to the west.
At the time, the dwellings suffered from the influx of drugs, prostitution, high crime, and child neglect among oth-
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La Mirada Rotary Awards Cor Van Dam Memorial Scholarships
Three scholarships in memory of La Mirada area pioneer Cor Van Dam have been awarded by the Rotary Club of La Mirada.
Van Dam, who was the owner of the former Valley View Farms Dairy located on Rosecrans and Valley View Avenue, passed away in 2006. He was a charter member of the Rotary Club of La Mirada, and was a leader in Rotary’s community service projects for more than 50 years. In the years since his death, the Van Dam
family has generously supported the scholarship program conducted in his
memory. Students
display-ing strong records of community service were selected to receive $1,000 scholarships awarded by the Rotary Club of La Mirada. Rotary Presi-dent Mark Troughton
presented the scholarships at an awards ceremony held at La Mirada High School. Overall, more than $135,000
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Local Resident Pleads Guilty to Hit and Run Death
A La Mirada man pleaded no contest this week to vehicular manslaughter in a fatal hit-and-run last September that killed a 72-year-old man, the District Attorney’s Office announced.
Geoffrey Matthew Rocha, 27, also admitted an allegation that he fled the scene of the Sept. 20, 2011 accident that killed Raul Quintanilla, said Deputy District Attorney Marlon Powers.
Rocha is facing seven years in state prison when he returns Aug. 22 for sen-tencing before Commissioner Michael Schuur in Norwalk Superior Court.
Rocha pleaded no contest to striking Quintanilla, who was out for his daily walk, at the intersection of Santa Ger-trudes Avenue and Lawnhill Drive in La Mirada.
Authorities said the victim’s arm was severed at the shoulder with the force of the impact and carried away by
LA MIRADA PIONEER -- Scholarships in memory of pioneering La Mirada dairyman Cor Van Dam have been awarded to three La Mirada High School students by the Rotary Club of La Mirada. Van Dam was active in the club for more than 50 years.
