Elaine McDonald, President of the Antelope Valley Recreation, Trails and Environmental Council sent me a copy of this letter she sent recently to our elected officials:
As President of the Antelope Valley Recreation, Trails and Environmental Council, I speak on behalf of our organization. For the record, we are against the transportation of Los Angeles waste, by any means, to the Antelope Valley.We reject the transportation of one million tons of trash per year which will add to our already congested 14 freeway. Even now, the landfills in the Antelope Valley have unacceptable environmental standards like air quality monitoring on site, and, simply were not created to handle the volume of garbage that the City of Los Angeles is proposing to dispose of in our Valley. Please know that we are aware of the fact that the City of Los Angeles has enough space to keep their own trash for the next twenty-five years.
We ask the City Councils of Palmdale and Lancaster to adopt resolutions opposing any proposal, by the City of Los Angeles, to dispose of its residential solid waste in Palmdale and Lancaster Landfills. We also ask that, before the City of Los Angeles, Palmdale or Lancaster make any decisions about transporting trash, that they be accountable to the public and hold public hearings.
Please come up with a better solution for the disposal of waste in the County of Los Angeles.
Nicely put, Elaine, and thank you for your support!
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