This Saturday, September 17, 2016, from 8:00am to 11:00am, come to Glenoaks Park to enjoy a free pancake breakfast courtesy of GOCHA. Its a fun way to hang out with friends and meet some of your neighbors. And, as an extra bonus, this year, our new GOCHA President, Rick Marquis, will be manning the griddle.
Hope to see you there!
Glenoaks Canyon Homeowners Association Annual Meeting 9/14
This is a reminder that the Annual Meeting for the Glenoaks Canyon Homeowner's Association (GOCHA) will be held on:
Wednesday, September, 14 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
The meeting will be held at Joe Bridges Clubhouse at Glenoaks Park located at 2531 E. Glenoaks, Blvd., Glendale CA
Please join us to learn more about:
The Canyon's Disaster Preparedness Program Come listen to Isabel Meyer discuss the details of the Canyon's Disaster Preparedness Program. The Glendale Fire Department and Glendale Police Department will also be present to discuss how their efforts will dovetail with the Canyon's in the event of a fire or natural disaster.
The Scholl Canyon Landfill City Manager Scott Ochoa and Council Member Vartan Gharpetian have graciously offered to speak at our meeting to share with us the current status of affairs with the landfill.
Hope to see you there.
Winter Echo - Digital Version
Please enjoy this digital version of the 2016 Winter Echo. Winter 2016 Echo
Please Join or Renew Your Membership for 2016
If you haven't already renewed for 2016, it's not too late. You can download the form right from here. GOCHA relies on your membership funds to host events, publish the ECHO four times a year and provide a voice for the canyon to fight things that might impact our quality of life (and property values) like the landfill expansion.
Thanks in advance.
Mayor Najarian Addresses Canyon Residents at GOCHA Annual Meeting
Mayor Najarian
On Wednesday, September 16th, Mayor Ara Najarian addressed a lively crowd of Glenoaks Canyon residents at the GOCHA annual meeting held at the Joe Bridges Clubhouse. The mayor talked about the growth in Downtown Glendale and how the city council has focused on the downtown area so that they could limit the growth in the hillside communities like Glenoaks Canyon.
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Najarian went on to say that there will be 4,000 new apartment units available in downtown over the next twelve months. With that will come new restaurants and nightlife. The downtown region is flourishing although there is concern about additional traffic that will impact the area. There is also concern that the units being developed are apartments which will cater to more transient residents. Some of these apartments will be renting for up to $4,000 per month which will most likely not attract young families which is what the city wants.
The mayor also brought up that there will be a new transportation measure coming before voters in the next year that could provide the funds for a light rail system to connect the Orange and Red lines (Pasadena and North Hollywood) with two stops in Glendale.
There was a lot of dissension among the residents at the meeting towards the mayor and city council for allowing this kind of "irresponsible" development to happen.
Residents also asked the Mayor and Steve Zurn who was also in attendance about the Glendale water rate hikes as well as the Scholl Canyon Landfill. There were really no satisfactory or definitive answers coming from the city on either topic. The landfill expansion continues to be evaluated but nothing concrete has been discussed.
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GOCHA also awarded Mark and Veronica Tharp with its annual resident appreciation award for all that they have done for our community, most notably organizing the annual dog parade and being great neighbors. Congratulations Mark and Veronica!
Fall 2015 Echo Now Online
Follow the link for the Digital Edition of the Fall 2015 Echo. 2015 Fall Echo
GOCHA Annual Meeting on Wednesday 9/16
The Glenoaks Canyon Home Owners Association is having its annual meeting on Wednesday September 16 at 7:30pm in the Joe Bridges Clubhouse at Glenoaks Park.
This year's guest speaker is Glendale's Mayor, Ara Najarian.
Please join GOCHA and your neighbors at this once a year event. It's a good time to catch up and discuss important issues pertaining to our canyon.
GOCHA ANNUAL MEETING Wednesday, September 16, 2015 7:30-9:00pm Joe Bridges Clubhouse
GOCHA Annual Pancake Breakfast, Saturday 9/19
The time is once again upon us when the days start getting shorter and pancakes and sausages get thrown on the griddle at Glenoaks Park. That's right, its time for the annual GOCHA Pancake Breakfast that will be held on Saturday, September 19th from 8-11am. Come join your neighbors and celebrate our beautiful canyon while enjoying a free breakfast cooked by your very own GOCHA board members.
See you there!
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GOCHA Pancake Breakfast Saturday, September 19, 2015 8-11am Glenoaks Park
GOCHA Delivers Landfill Position Paper to Glendale City Council
GOCHA board members Joan Morris and Gerry Rankin delivered the GOCHA Position paper regarding the Scholl Canyon Landfill. This paper expresses our opposition to the proposed expansion of the landfill that is being considered by the city. The final copy of the position paper is attached here. [Please note the file is rather large and may take a bit to load.]
GOCHA Position Re Further Development of Scholl Canyon Landfill - FINAL
Spring Echo: Digital Edition
By now you should have received your spring Echo delivered by our tireless volunteers to your homes. In case you missed it, you can read the digital version here. Spring 2015 Echo