RECYCLING PROJECT UP FOR DISCUSSION.Byline: JUDY O'ROURKE Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- The company that proposes a recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. center in Newhall will scout additional locations and may talk with environmental groups opposed to the site during the next couple of months. The Santa Clarita City Council was due to consider the project at tonight's meeting, but Burrtec Waste Industries asked for a two-month postponement to deal with concerns from the Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment. ``The purpose behind the request for a continuance The adjournment or postponement of an action pending in a court to a later date of the same or another session of the court, granted by a court in response to a motion made by a party to a lawsuit. is to afford SCOPE an opportunity to sit down with us and discuss the project specifics should they so desire,'' said Chuck Tobin, Burrtec's development director. ``It's entirely up to them if they wish to meet with us; we're just giving them that opportunity.'' The council in August approved the 160-acre Needham Ranch ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. industrial park project at Newhall's southern gateway, and 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 reapproved the recycling facility in September. Tonight the council was to consider SCOPE's appeal of that decision. SCOPE labels the recycling center a transfer station and opposes putting the operation there. The center is one of several local projects litigated by environmental groups who dispute the adequacy of water supplies, which developers say is a mask for growth control. Tobin had not yet spoken with SCOPE president Lynne Plambeck. Plambeck said Monday in an interview that the group will deliver a presentation at tonight's meeting and hopes supporters show up in force. Plambeck said she is open to a dialogue with Tobin but kept to her plan. ``My suggestions are to split the project so that it doesn't have to be such a large footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. and it should be next to a rail spur so they don't have to have trucks, so you can load it directly on rail cars,'' she said. City officials are counting on the recycling center to meet a state mandate to divert di·vert v. di·vert·ed, di·vert·ing, di·verts v.tr. 1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident. 2. 50 percent of waste from landfills. Tobin counters that ``it's an important project for the city to complete and we'd rather have people comfortable and happy with the outcome.'' judy.orourke@dailynews.com (661) 257-5255 |
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