Welcome to my website!

 

On Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020, Monrovians went to the polls and re-elected me to their City Council.  Thank you for your trust and support.

 

Before being elected in 2015, I ran the Measures A & B Campaign that saved our foothills from housing development, I have been on the Monrovia Historic Preservation Group board of directors since 1997, and I was a Community Services Commissioner for 12 years.  I ran in 2015 with a specific agenda:  our infrastructure (roads, sidewalks, water mains, sewers, etc.) were falling apart; Arcadia-style McMansions were starting to spring up, and record numbers of historic homes were getting slated for demolition.  In addition, our historic train depot was languishing and we had failed to close the deal on a grant to restore it.  Council members were fighting like cats and dogs.  As a 40-year Monrovia resident, I was angry about the situation and ran in order to fix it.

 

My 30 years as a Marriage & Family Therapist have come in handy.  Our City Council works together wonderfully even when we start out disagreeing.  We have enacted legislation to protect our architectural heritage and prevent mansionization.  In addition, we are in the process of fixing our deferred maintenance.  At the last possible moment, we managed to obtain Metro money to restore our train depot. I decided to run for a second term because, while much has been accomplished during my first term, there are still important issues that will have a long-term impact on Monrovia's future.

 

After being elected, I was shocked to learn Monrovia had a $250 Million storm water compliance liability under the Clean Water Act as part of our small watershed’s enormous $1.4 Billion liability.  We are required to clean the storm water that runs in our storm control channels.  In the last 5 years, I have built relationships with regulators and environmental groups and worked hard to find a solution, resulting in a 90% reduction in our estimated costs.  I have literally saved Monrovia hundreds of millions of dollars. Because of your support, I will continue working hard to save Monrovians millions.

 

In addition, once our infrastructure repair called "Monrovia Renewal" is complete, I would like to oversee the development of a plan for regular maintenance and make sure we stick to it.  Also, our town will stay charming as long as we stay vigilant in protecting our architectural heritage and continue to prevent mansionization.  Finally, I would like to see Measure K money used to upgrade our Community Center.

 

Thank you for the opportunity to serve the community.  I would treasure the opportunity to have another term to complete my projects.

 

Thank you for sharing my belief that it is important that our neighborhoods retain their character, that our city is properly maintained, that we budget responsibly, and that our architectural and natural resources should be preserved for our children’s children.

 

Kindest regards,

Gloria Crudgington

Monrovia City Councilmember