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Article: College town tries to update its image and retain its village feel.(Spotlight On Claremont)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- October 13, 2003
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MORE than six years after city officials determined that its old-fashioned village needed a jolt of life, Claremont has broken ground on a 30-acre commercial and residential redevelopment project.
The primary goal is to address the curious lack of collegiate feel in a community that counts more than 6,000 students at nearby colleges, including Claremont McKenna, Pomona and Harvey Mudd.
"Although this is a college town, it doesn't look like it. There aren't a whole lot of places for students," said Anthony Witt, director of community development at the Claremont Redevelopment Agency.
While the city has already poured $10 million into acquiring ...