At a public hearing to consider the Draft Environmental Impact Report on the proposed quarry landfill, 27 people spoke up - including the mayor of El Monte. Most oppose the plan.
A bill approved by the state Assembly with a 41-21 vote would require the state Integrated Waste Management Board to take into account how the proposed Rodeffer landfill would affect El Monte residents before the board issues permits for the project. It now goes to the state Senate for a vote.
El Monte City Council members voted to take out newspaper advertisements and send hundreds of mailers to Arcadia residents in an effort to foster opposition to the controversial Rodeffer Quarry Landfill Project, a project that El Monte has opposed since the 1960's.
El Monte Residents near the proposed landfill would like to see other alternatives. The 85 acre quarry could be filled with inert materials over a 12-20 year span.
The State Supreme Court ended a three-year battle between El Monte and Arcadia, dismissing a lawsuit filed against Arcadia for approving a proposed landfill along El Monte's border. Rodeffer Industries, Inc. must still get approval from several state and regional agencies before proceeding.
A plan to convert the 87 acre Rodeffer Quarry pit in Arcadia into an inert materials landfill has stirred debate among nearby residents and water district officials.
The Arcadia City Council voted 4-0 in favor of the state-required plan submitted by Fountain Valley-based Rodeffer Investments that would create a landfill in an 85-acre gravel pit on the border between Arcadia and El Monte.
This past week, Arcadia officials said Rodeffer Industries will resume its plans to convert an 85-acre quarry pit into a landfill. The plan is opposed by El Monte residents.
The City Council approved a plan for Rodeffer Investments to fill in an 85-acre quarry on the Arcadia-El Monte border with debris. El Monte has blocked this plan 3 times in the last 10 years and will continue to appeal the plan.
El Monte city officials and residents asked the Planning Commission to delay its review of the environmental impact report for the proposal to fill a 150-foot deep ditch in Arcadia with dirt, gravel and concrete.
The City Council voted to allow Rodeffer Investments Inc. to fill a tapped-out quarry, 85 acres by 165 feet deep, with 10 million cubic yards of dirt, gravel and concrete. The plan still must get the approval of the state and local water quality boards, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the CA Integrated Waste Board and the County Health Dept.
City Council granted provisional approval of a permit for the operation of a preschool at Shaarei Tikvah Synagogue. A public hearing has been scheduled for September.
A moratorium on new liquor store construction has been extended. The original moratorium would have run out before the August 2 date set for a public hearing before City Council.
The State Court of Appeal recently reversed a trial court ruling in the El Monte vs Rodeffer and Arcadia litigation regarding Arcadia's 1994 certification of an Environmental Impact report and approval of a Conditional Use Permit to Rodeffer Investments, Inc. to fill an abandoned sand and gravel pit located at the southern tip of Arcadia.