SITE CLEANUP PROPOSAL WOULD ALLOW PHASES.Byline: Angela M. Lemire Staff Writer City officials must weigh several catch-22s dangling from a developer's request to clean up the contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. Bermite property in stages, and allow phased development of the 996-acre site. While the city has pushed for one massive environmental cleanup of the property - which eventually would support a new high school, highway and city transportation garage - developers have recommended that it be done in phases, to free up cleaned sections for development and help finance the rest of the project. Santa Clarita LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , which took ownership of the site in January, and Remediation Financial, Inc., the Arizona-based company managing the project and cleanup, will make their latest appeal during a study session at 5:30 p.m. today at City Hall, with presentations detailing environmental studies under way and the company's financial standing. ``It will take some strong convincing to see if we could do that,'' Mayor Jo Anne Darcy said Monday of the proposal. Council members have remained firm on their stance that the former munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. factory site be cleaned in its entirety in a ``timely and orderly manner,'' she said, to protect the groundwater drinking supply there. They also want to make sure the lingering problem is seen through to completion, once and for all. ``It would leave a big mess for the city'' if the company were to abandon the project, said Darcy. Perchlorate perchlorate: see chlorate. , an inorganic chemical used to manufacture rocket fuel and explosives - as well as in the treatment of thyroid disorders - was found on the property and in some nearby municipal wells in 1997. The chemical has been found on nearly 100 acres on the 996-acre Porta Bella property. Perchlorate levels tested in wells near the Porta Bella site range from 21 to 42 parts per billion, according to an RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) High-frequency electromagnetic waves that emanate from electronic devices such as chips. RFI - Radio Frequency Interference spokeswoman. Until the federal Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) sets standards for the perchlorate at the end of the year, the California Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
The Porta Bella site is south of Soledad Canyon Road, east of San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the . In 1996, under the property's prior ownership, the city approved a development agreement for a planned community with 2,911 homes, 92 acres of commercial property, 434 acres of open space and 42 acres for active parkland and recreation, according to a company official. Santa Clarita LLC bought the land in January from the Whittaker Porta Bella Development Corporation. Other major components of the overall plan include neighboring land to be prepared and turned over to the William S. Hart Union High School District for Golden Valley High School, and the construction of Golden Valley Road - which would cross the property and provide a major east-west thoroughfare. Delays in remediating the Porta Bella property could put off further construction and completion of Golden Valley Road, the main artery that would provide access to the future Golden Valley High School site, city officials said. Another aspect for the City Council to consider is that the city would gain a 14-acre parcel located along the eastern boundary of the project area, said Darcy. The land is eyed for a ``transit maintenance facility'' to house, wash, repair and maintain Santa Clarita's fleet of 80 municipal buses. Darcy described the fleet's current lot as ``woefully woe·ful also wo·ful adj. 1. Affected by or full of woe; mournful. 2. Causing or involving woe. 3. Deplorably bad or wretched: inadequate'' to support those functions. With approval of the phased remediation plan already granted from the state Department of Toxic Substances Control, the council is the last authority to sign off on the proposal before the development companies may proceed. ``It makes sense both economically and environmentally to follow the methodology used and suggested by the DTSC DTSC Department of Toxic Substances Control DTSC DARCOM Technical Steering Committee ,'' said RFI spokeswoman Julie Bucker, noting that RFI specializes in ``restoring environmentally impaired property.'' She added, ``We are committed to working with the City Council and community on this until we come up with a plan that's satisfactory.'' Later this month, Santa Clarita LLC is expected to submit development agreement amendments, specific plan changes and an amendment to its general plan to the Planning Commission, according to city officials. |
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