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Town Wants to Create Downtown Business District

LOS ALAMITOS, CA-The council will open up the subject of creating a downtown community center to public discussion at its next regular meeting on Monday.

By Joel Cone | Updated on April 11, 2001

LOS ALAMITOS, CA-Fullerton did it, and so did Brea. Incorporated in 1960, this small town of 4.3 square miles, located just south of the Los Angeles/Orange County border, wants to do it as well. That is, build a downtown community center that attracts retail establishments and consumers.

Both Fullerton and Brea have been recognized with awards for redevelopment efforts in their local downtown business district areas that create a warm and friendly feeling that attracts business owners and consumers alike. Unlike those towns, this one does not already have an area that resembles a downtown business district or a redevelopment agency to work on the project either.

Paul Connolly, interim director of the city’s community development department, says the City Council is currently considering a number of options, but first will be taking public input on the subject at its next scheduled meeting on Monday.

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