The City of Palmdale has stepped into the battle to keep Los Angeles from sending its garbage to the Antelope Valley:
In a letter to the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, Palmdale City Manager Robert W. Toone Jr. wrote that Palmdale is concerned with "the negative impacts that this action may have on our quality of life, health and safety and long-term waste disposal requirements."Toone warned that Palmdale would "respond aggressively with the necessary actions and level of resources to protect the Antelope Valley community."
Hahn's office said Thursday the letter raised legal issues the mayor could not comment upon. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo's office is reviewing the letter.
Hahn has repeated pledges to Granada Hills residents that he would end the city's contract with Sunshine Canyon Landfill, in response to their concerns about truck traffic and pollution. The dump, however, is permitted to operate for 25 years.
The City Council is expected to consider the trash contract later this month and decide whether to renew the contract with Browning Ferris Industries, which operates Sunshine Canyon Landfill, or sign a new contract with Waste Management Inc., which would truck trash to its dumps in Palmdale, Lancaster and Riverside County.
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, who represents the Antelope Valley, has already come out against the Waste Management proposal.
It's fantastic to see Palmdale's leaders sticking up for their citizens! All the hard work you have put into educating them about this issue is paying off. Now, we just have to convince the L.A. City Council!
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