During Tuesday's Altadena Town Council meeting, Town Councilmember Steve Lamb made a motion to request a grand jury investigation into the Lincoln Crossing development. The motion was passed. During the public comment portion of the meeting Farm Fresh owner Par Aria said he has spent nearly $10 million on the store and hundreds of thousands on legal battles with the developer Dorn Platz over shoddy work. He is settling some disputes with Dorn Platz, but not before receiving an eviction notice for the store.
Dorn Platz has already faced a number of legal battles over the development. Complaints have come from contractors who did not receive payment for work done, Altadena residents who say the development does not look the way Dorn Platz originally said it would look, and from tenants who say the developer has not lived up to his end of the deal.
Helga Kuhn of Bessie's Daughters Soulful Tacos tells CCN that she was recently evicted and will sue the developer. She says the developer would not take care of a foul sewage odor coming from her vents, and that it kept customers from coming back. Bobbie Thompson of BJR Postal Center says flooding damaged his store, and that the developer asked for rental fees before he was even able to move into the building.
Look for more on this story Monday evening at 6pm on CCN - Crown City News. To watch the newscast online, just log onto www.crowncitynews.com, and click on the blue logo at the top right side of the screen. To find out when it'll be on TV, click on Airtimes on the website. For more questions and information about this story, contact Tami DeVine at 626-676-9403.
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