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The Avalon City Council is once again working on the city's transportation needs, but this time they've got a little help. The help comes in the form of a $980,000 Metropolitan Transportation Authority grant and a consulting firm paid for through the grant. "Mainly we've spent time talking to the community," said Fred Silverberg of P & D Consulting. Silverberg addressed the council as part of a public hearing on transportation needs. Areas of concern that Silverberg said he's chronicled include the high cost to go to the Interior, the lack of a lift-equipped taxi cab and the cost of the Avalon Rapid Transit taxi subsidy to the city. City Manger Rob Clark said the ART program would probably be changed from its present ride-based subsidy. Options include a subsidy for a fixed number of hours or a scheduled route of service, which would make the program accessible to visitors. "People need to be thinking about these things," Clark said. In other action, council:
Hundreds of personal watercraft enthusiasts will be doing it next weekend. What they'll be doing is riding their Sea Doos across the channel as part of SeaBlast '95. The second annual event is expected to raise about $8,000 for the Red Cross, according to Bonnie Alva of Bert's Sea Doo, the event's organizer. Between 150 and 200 watercraft are expected to participate, including one from Texas and two from Utah. The riders will leave Long Beach Saturday morning and begin arriving in Avalon between 9 and 10 a.m. They'll spend the night in Avalon before riding back the next morning. Destination: Catalina is handling the Island-side organization. Owner Gary Thomas says SeaBlast will attract at least another 100 people to the Island. "Some will ride along with them, some will ride on one of the cross channel carriers," Thomas says.
1:35 a.m.: A 28-year-old Avalon man was arrested for disorderly conduct and being drunk in public. The suspect was walking in the street and deputies requested that he walk on the sidewalk. As soon as they passed he allegedly began to walk in the street again. When deputies returned, he reportedly became beligerent.
Wednesday, April 12, 11:20 p.m.: A 56-year-old Avalon man was arrested after allegedly starting a fight at a local bar. He reportedly staggered and could barely stand when talking with deputies.
Tuesday, April 11, 3:31 p.m.: Baywatch, County Fire, Rescue 4 and Sheriff's Deputies responded to Hermit Gulch campground area for a seven-year-old Pasadena boy who had lost control of his bicycle and crashed, landing on his head and back. He was assessed and taken to the hospital.
10:25 p.m.: Baywatch was dispatched to the residence of a 40-year-old woman who was having difficulty breathing. She was assessed and taken to the hospital.
Wednesday, April 12, 4:45 p.m.: Rescue crews responded to the corner of Beacon and Catalina streets for a 22-year-old local man with a possible right shoulder fracture/dislocation with minor abrasions and lacerations after crashing his bicycle. He was taken to the hospital.
Thursday, April 13, 4:10 p.m.: Baywatch assisted the Harbor Patrol with two vessels that were having trouble mooring in the increased winds. A 38-foot power boat became entangled in its mooring line and a Baywatch deck hand dove under the boat to free it.
Saturday, April 15, 2:22 p.m.: Baywatch and Rescue 4 were called to a report of a man down. On arrival the man in question had left the scene.
2:26 p.m.: Baywatch and Rescue 4 responded to Avalon Canyon Road on a report of a woman having difficulty breathing. She was treated at scene and taken to the hospital.
Sunday, April 16, 1:19 p.m.: Baywatch and Rescue 4 responded to the corner of Beacon and Sumner for a 22-year-old Los Angeles woman who fell off her rented tandem bicycle sustaining neck and back pain with a possible fractured elbow. She was back-boarded, stabilized and transported to Avalon Hospital for x-rays and further assessment.
The Catalina Islander
P.O. Box 428
Avalon, CA 90704
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Last updated: April 23, 1995