COMPOST PLAN GETS `NO' VOTE.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Regional Planning regional planning: see city planning. Commission members signaled their intention to reject a controversial proposal to compost sewer sludge, after the project's developers refused to consider putting the operation inside a building. The commission sought Tuesday to have the Maryland company, BioGro Division of Wheelabrator Clean Water Systems Inc., prepare cost estimates and plans for enclosing the operation proposed west of Lancaster, but company officials pressed for a vote on its proposal for an open-air facility. The commission then voted 4-1 to have the planning staff See: central planning team. prepare a report supporting rejection of the project, county officials said. The commission must cast a final vote, but a date has not been set. BioGro wanted to establish the facility on 67 acres between Avenues A and B and 140th and 150th Streets West. The proposal drew criticism from residents of the nearby communities of Antelope Acres and Rosamond; opponents were pleased with Tuesday's vote. ``We're very happy,'' said Stormy Williams, a Rosamond resident and a member of Desert Citizens Against Pollution. ``But we know we're just part way through the fight.'' Once the commission makes a final decision, the company has 15 days to file an appeal with the Board of Supervisors, which has the authority to overrule The refusal by a judge to sustain an objection set forth by an attorney during a trial, such as an objection to a particular question posed to a witness. To make void, annul, supersede, or reject through a subsequent decision or action. the commission. Company officials did not return phone calls Tuesday. At its April 3 meeting, the Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle asked the staff to explore project alternatives, including an enclosed facility. BioGro officials had said that enclosing the plant would not be practical, estimating that it would cost $78.6 million to build such a facility. The BioGro estimate is inflated, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Robert Tardy tar·dy adj. tar·di·er, tar·di·est 1. Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late. 2. Moving slowly; sluggish. , an Arvada, Colo., consultant hired by an attorney for the Rosamond Community Services District to review the company's draft environmental impact report. Tardy put the cost between $44.1 million and $53 million. Opponents of the project are concerned about odors, groundwater contamination and other potential health hazards. Backers of the project say it would provide a low-cost way of recycling and would help Los Angeles County meet state-mandated goals of reducing the waste going into landfills. |
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