SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2022 VOLUME 16 NO. 13VOLUME 16 NO. 13 
SIERRA MADRE WISTARIA FESTIVAL SPECIAL EDITION 
SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2022 VOLUME 16 NO. 13VOLUME 16 NO. 13 
SIERRA MADRE WISTARIA FESTIVAL SPECIAL EDITION 
2022 
Sierra Madre: A CityConnected 
By Kelly Kriebs, Councilperson 
Mother Nature has blessed our City with much 
natural beauty, as we reap the benefits of being 
well-situated in the foothills of the San Gabriel 
mountains. Unfortunately, that same geography 
often has been a hindrance to certain conveniences 
of modern life. We have all experienced 
the frustration of dropped cell phone calls as we 
pass through various dead zones, and our remote 
corner has attracted little attention from Google,
Giggle and other internet providers as they install 
fiber optics throughout Southern California. Fortunately, the City is 
about to reap some technological bounty as well.WISTARIA 
FESTIVAL 
Come Spend a Day in the Charming 
Village of Sierra Madre, California 
An All American City! 
I 
n the spring of 2021, the City Council approved plans for AT&T 
to install a cell tower on the west side of the Public Safety building 
next to City Hall. The tower is being constructed as a 60 foot stealth 
monopine (i.e., the familiar faux pine tree cell tower), which will be 
proportional with the height of the trees in the Memorial Park area. 
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Most importantly, it will upgrade to “reliable coverage” current areas 
of “marginally reliable coverage” in the City Hall area of downtown 
and south to Orange Grove and “unreliable coverage” in neighborhoods 
around Sierra Madre Elementary School. Construction is expected 
to be completed in April. 
WORK BEGINS ON POST OFFICE 
LANDSCAPING PROJECT 
The first work 
day for the Sierra 
Madre Post Office 
Landscaping 
project was on 
Sunday, March 
20th and it was a 
huge success. A 
number of volunteers 
stepped 
up and the 
original plants 
were removed. 
Thanks to a generous 
donation 
of a roll-off container by Mr. Ed Chen at Athens Services, all the 
cut vegetation was transported to be ground up and recycled into 
mulch. The round concrete “pads” that were in the old vegetation 
were offered up on the internet and given away to people who 
could use them. 
The project continues to raise money and it is just about half wayfunded. FormLA, the landscape design firm that designed the 
landscaping at the Sierra Madre City Hall has agreed to assist the 
project. The San Gabriel Valley Metropolitan Water District has I will be happy to drive down the boulevard without fear of a droppedoffered their support. call and I am sure many residents will celebrate more reliable service 
Once the design has been finalized, the next work day will focus on at home. 
the installation of the hardscape and the swale. The plan is to use 
the rocks that were in the plants to build a small retaining wall at Better cell service is great, but what about better wifi? Questions 
about installation of fiber in Sierra Madre are among the most com-the edge of the sidewalk to keep the dirt and plants in place. 
mon inquiries of City Council. I am happy to report that fiber is here!
The goal of this project is to have a showcase garden for water sav-As you may have notice over the past few weeks, Frontier has been 
ing drought tolerant native plants that everyone can enjoy when-installing fiber lines (and hanging brochures on doors) in many parts 
ever they visit the Sierra Madre Post Office. of the City. 
If you would like to donate to this community supported proj-On February 22, Frontier presented to the City Council its plans to ect you can send a tax-deductable payment to: The Sierra Madre provide fiber optic plans with up to 2Gbps download and uploadCommunity Foundation - Post Office Landscaping Project, P.O. speed. This is welcome news to our residents, especially those who 
Box 716, Sierra Madre, CA 91025. now work from home full or part-time, or who have gamers in their 
families!If you prefer, you can donate with PayPal by going to the Sierra 
Madre Community Foundation web site: www.sierramadrefoun-We are fortunate to enjoy the advantages of our proximity to naturedation.org and distance from the nuisances of the big city, especially without 
having to sacrifice modern conveniences. 
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