PADILLA URGES ALTERNATIVES TO DUMPING OF CONCRETE.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Joining with residents in opposition to the Army Corps of Engineers' plans for the Hansen Dam Hansen Dam in Los Angeles County, California was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District in 1939 and 1940. The project is located near the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley on Tujunga Wash, about one mile below the confluence of the Big Tujunga Wash swimming-lake repairs, Councilman Alex Padilla Alex Padilla is a politician in California. He was elected as the State Senator for the 20th District of California in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. In order to enter the Senate he had to resign as Councilman for the 7th District on the Los Angeles City called Tuesday for a report on alternatives to dumping debris at the site. ``What shocks me is the difference in mentality between the community and the Corps,'' Padilla said. ``The community recognizes this as a lake while the Army Corps of Engineers is taking the easy way out by dumping cement in other areas of the park. ``This is something that is unacceptable and presents a danger. This dumping is ruining what is an oasis oasis (ōā`sĭs), an area within a desert where the water table reaches the surface, with enough moisture to permit the growth of vegetation. The water may come up to the surface in springs, or it may collect in mountain hollows. for wildlife, joggers and horseback riders.'' The Corps is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a $3 million repair program for the lake, which sprang a leak three years after a $15 million program was completed to restore it. But in taking its action, the Corps has had to dump concrete with rebar re·bar n. 1. A rod or bar used for reinforcement in concrete or asphalt pourings. 2. A group of such rods forming a grid. [re(inforcing) bar.] reinforcement rods and other debris in a different part of the popular facility as it attempts to meet a selmposed July 4 deadline. Padilla said he believes that the city should be able to find a more suitable and safe location for dumping the material. Residents have been outraged by the Corps' actions and complained to local and federal officials. Aides to Rep. Howard Berman Howard Lawrence "Howie" Berman (born April 15 1941) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 28th District of California (map). , D-Mission Hills, who fought for the funds to repair the lake, said he was upset with the Corps and the failure to properly construct the lake as well as with the repair program. Corps officials did not return telephone calls Tuesday but said recently that they will meet with community groups to address the concerns. CAPTION(S): map Map: Army Corps of Engineers dumping site |
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