HOPE DIMS FOR SEALING LANDFILL COUNTY CRITICIZES CITY FOR LAST-DITCH EFFORT.Byline: Kerry Cavanaugh Staff Writer ALHAMBRA - An attempt to prevent the reopening of Sunshine Canyon Landfill was met with skepticism Thursday, as 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 officials accused the city of trying to stall or influence their decision for political reasons. City staffers hoped to convince members of the county waste board that the Granada Hills dump would not comply with the county's landfill master plan. They raised a number of concerns, including water contamination, sewer odors and need for a more concerted recycling effort by Sunshine operators. But county staff and appointed board members chastised chas·tise tr.v. chas·tised, chas·tis·ing, chas·tis·es 1. To punish, as by beating. See Synonyms at punish. 2. To criticize severely; rebuke. 3. Archaic To purify. city staffers, who were sent to represent Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California and City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
Hahn has pledged to try to stop the Sunshine Canyon project, even though he laid the groundwork for its reopening while serving as city attorney in 1999, when the proposal was before the City Council. Delgadillo is working with Hahn to block the dump, though even he concedes it is an ``11th-hour'' effort. ``All of this could have been handled when the land-use permit was issued by the city of Los Angeles
pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. . Still, the county's Integrated Waste Management Task Force went along with a city request to postpone a decision on Sunshine Canyon for a month while the County Counsel reviews the issue. Deputy Mayor Brian Williams This article is about the American journalist. For other uses, see Brian Williams (disambiguation). Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the flagship evening news program of the NBC television network. said he was pleased the task force will seek legal guidance before making a decision. ``Many people are saying this is just a political issue for the mayor. It's not,'' Williams said. ``We have real-world concerns here.'' Echoing concerns raised by the North Valley Coalition, a group of neighborhood activists, Delgadillo's staff outlined a list of new concerns, including severe sewage-odor problems at the site, toxic contaminants found in the water near the landfill and plans to use fluff from shredded automobiles as daily cover over the garbage. ``A landfill decision of this magnitude deserves a second look,'' Deputy City Attorney Gideon Kracov said. Browning Ferris Industries, which operates Sunshine Canyon Landfill, is seeking to reopen a portion of the landfill within the city limits by October. Projects Director Dave Edwards
David Monroe Edwards said the task force's postponement will not slow the company's plans. |
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