VENTURA COUNTY PLANNING DIVISION’S FINAL DRAFT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT COMPLETE
January 28, 2011, Simi Valley, Calif. – The Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center (SVLRC) announced today that the Ventura County’s Final Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is now complete and expected to go before the Planning Commission sometime in March.
Waste Management, as part of its commitment to complete transparency before, during and after the proposed modernization project, is continuing its efforts to keep the community informed about our project as much as possible.
“We cannot stress enough the importance of community transparency,” said Mike Smith, Director of Operations for Waste Management. “We are glad the final draft is complete and look forward to the next stage of the process.”
Copies of the final document can be obtained by the following:
* Visit the County’s website at http://www.ventura.org/rma/planning/ceqa/eir.html
* Reduce paper-get a CD copy by contacting WM’s Simi Valley Landfill & Recycling Center at 2801 Madera Road in Simi Valley. Contact Lisa Hemenway at 805-581-1746 or email Lhemenway1@wm.com.
* Visit WM’s website at http://www.keepingventuracountyclean.com/expansion.html
The SVLRC is not only responsible for employing more than 230 Ventura County residents, it also injects $48 million annually in to the Ventura County economy and is at the forefront of the green energy industry, powering over 2,500 homes with its landfill gas to energy (LGE) technology.
“We thank all our supporters for sticking with us and hope to garner even more support at the hearing, Smith said.
For more information on the project or to schedule a landfill tour, please contact Lisa Hemenway at (805) 581-1746 or email Lhemenway1@wm.com.
about waste management
Waste Management provides Ventura County with recycling, trash hauling and solid waste disposal through G.I. Industries and the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center. Waste Management has owned and operated G.I. Industries since 1998 and the SVLRC site since 1983 and employs more than 230 people in Ventura County. The SVLRC provides approximately 60% of Ventura County’s daily refuse disposal needs. The company operates a “green power” program at the site that generates enough power for 2,500 homes, and clean-burning LNG powers 48 of its trucks. Waste Management is a significant contributor to area community groups. For more information visit our website: www.KeepingVenturaCountyClean.com.
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Final Draft of Expansion EIR Complete http://www.votesimivalley.com/2011/01/final-draft-of-expansion-eir-complete/
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Maybe the council members other than Barbra Williamson will read it this time. Go Barbra!
Back in a December council meeting, Sojka asked about when they got the last draft. One would think that an issue as important as the landfill, that he might have read it and been familiar enough with it to know the contents and when he received it.
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Barbra just reads the executive summaries of EIRs.
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And in the end, annex the EIR document. It’s pretty big. It’s a better alternative than all those kooky annexation options Huber keeps forcing taxpayers to fund to explore. At least the EIR’s already paid for.
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“And in the end, the impact to … taxpayers … is unequal compared with … what taxpayers pay for …….. LOOKING INTO ANNEXATION .. AND BROWN ACT VIOLATIONS .. AND PAYING FOR TOWN HALL MEETINGS .. and .. and .. and .. ad infinitum …”
(sing to the tune of “The End” by The Beatles.
Where does it end?
STOP PUNISHING SIMI VALLEY TAXPAYERS
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It ends in 50 years when the landfill is full and the City looks back on what happened during the five decades.
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Lookalike contest: Steve Frank and Peter Griffin of “Family Guy”
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Landfill Expansion Task Force member rips WM first, gets facts later. http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/may/17/clarification/
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