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6 Comments
I think a vote is a great idea, and I commend your persistence on sharing this issue, which stirs up a lot, but is so important.
Would love it. Yes Castaic would get 30% of the funds that come into Val Verde. I am on the VVCA and I was the opposing vote on that. I had been to a Castaic meeting and did not feel we were well represented here in Val Verde. I could be wrong, but that is how I felt at that meeting. When negotiations started they were asking/demanding that they get most of it, since they have most of the kids from Val Verde coming to their schools. As a VVCA board member I felt I needed to represent all the members of Val Verde. I went to the neighborhood that complained about the smells. I smelt the smells, I mean really smelt them. I get them by my house but maybe 12 days in a year. They live in it for a good chunk of the year. Over time more of Lincoln street came to the meetings. They were vocal. When we had the big meeting to discuss the landfill, they were very vocal about shutting it down. I think that was a shock to most of our board. They thought the funds would the issue, and how to deal with the funds. At that meeting the majority said shut it down. As a board we felt it best to represent the vote of the community. We are not at a final vote yet, that comes when all the fights are over and we bring in as many people who want to be heard. I as a resident want it shut down. As a member if the vote goes to say no, I will fight, fight, fight. If the vote say’s we need the money, I hope it does not, but if it does I will sign the agreement. I will still fight for Lincoln, but I think I will have to sign. I might be lucky, since I am appointed just to clean the trash that is thrown out car windows as they pass through our town. My signature would not be required.
By all means lets vote. As a resident I say Close it. As a member of the board, I will say what the town says. I hope I can sway them to say close it.
Darryl, I like how you take a step back from this and look at things from viewpoint of the whole picture.
I appreciate you writing these commentaries and I believe you have a good grasp of what’s happening, based on your desire to speak to the residents.
The people who live in the area of Val Verde near the landfill (I call it the President Streets) have a many known problems and also some unknown problems.
Smells exist – no doubt about that.
Something in the air makes people nauseaous – no doubt about that.
Something in the air gives people a headache – no doubt about that.
The unknown creates stress and fear – fact.
The stress and fear create medical conditions – not sure if there is proof of this, but it makes sense to me.
Air quality is not tested in this neighborhood. Definitely an unknown.
What is the landfill doing to the soil in Val Verde, ie. the particulate matter and also any landfill gas mixing with the soil? Another unknown.
What is the effect of breathing in these gasses for years? An unknown or maybe not.
What about the “other” things that the landfill isn’t suppose to take in, but they have? What is this doing to my family and me?
Property values are lower, due to the proximity to the landfill. – Anyone who argues against this needs to go back to economics 101 and look at supply and demand curves. If there are less people willing to buy near a landfill, then there is less demand. Shift the curve down and you have a lower price.
In times of a weak real estate market, location, location, location are much more important vs when the market is strong. One part of location is “are there any undesirable aspects to the location”. I would think a landfill being close by would be a great example.
I could add much more to this list. I just want people to think about trading dollars off for these impacts.
Someone just brought it to my attention that the next DEIR hearing is the exact same date and time as the VVCA (Val Verde Civic Association) meeting, but it is going to be held at the meeting place of the CATC (Castaic Area Town Council. What a coincidence.
Perhaps the VVCA could change its meeting location to the site of the CATC meeting for that one time.
I was notified there is another DEIR meeting. This DEIR meeting is directed at the Castaic Area Town Council Land Use Committee. They have a public meeting scheduled for August 14, 2014, starting at 7 pm at the Castaic Union School District Office, 28131 Livingston Ave., Castaic, CA 91355. I wonder why this was not mentioned at the DERI meeting on July 31, 2014 at the Castaic Sports Complex Gymnasium?