ACTIVIST GROUP FORMS TO OPPOSE CONCRETE COMPANY'S PROPOSAL.

Byline: Daily News

SANTA CLARITA - Opponents to the proposed Transit Mixed Concrete mining project have united as SAFE - Safe Action for the Environment - an organization of seasoned activists.

The membership overlaps that of other local environmental groups - the Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment, Landfill Alternatives Saves Environmental Resources and the Canyons Preservation Committee.

Noted environmental attorney Carlyle Hall, who helped engineer Los Angeles County's court-ordered Development Monitoring System, will work with SAFE, board member Allan Cameron said Wednesday.

Cameron, a founder of SCOPE, said that organization deals with development and planning issues while SAFE was formed specifically to combat TMC's plan to mine 83 million tons of sand and gravel in Soledad Canyon over 20 years.

Proponents maintain that the projects would supply an inexpensive source of construction materials for Santa Clarita Valley building projects, thus keeping costs down.

Opponents say the mining would cause environmental problems, particularly air pollution and damage to the Santa Clara River. Those issues are addressed in an environmental study commissioned by TMC and now under public review.