Click here for the Agenda and the Entrance Road Presentation that they made at our March 7 meeting.

The PowerPoint presentation with the photos and conceptual drawings/overlays were prepared for the CAC meeting.   We hope it provides the information to clarify what the view would look like.  The most important slide is the last one, which shows the approximate grade based on the conceptual drawings.   Part of the conceptual road cannot be seen, as it is below the freeway elevation or next to a hill, and part of the conceptual proposed road would be able to be seen.

A Nasal Ranger is used to help determine the intensity of an odor only.  It does not identify what the odor is.
A Nasal Ranger is used to help determine the intensity of an odor only. It does not identify what the odor is.
Posted:   12/19/2012 11:14:59 PM PST

A group of Granada Hills neighbors has filed a lawsuit against Sunshine Canyon Landfill, accusing the operator of allowing noxious trash odors to stink up the community.

Landfill neighbors say an unbearable stench of decomposing trash and gas fumes is coming from the trash site, which takes in more than 9,000 tons of garbage a day.

Residents are forced to keep their windows shut and forgo use of their lawns, according to the complaint, which was filed last week. They say they’re unable to entertain because of embarrassment over the odor, and the smell has caused their home values to plummet.

The lawsuit, which seeks damages, states the community is being exposed “to pollutants, horrific odors, and air contaminants.”

The legal action comes after residents had already filed thousands of complaints with the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Continue reading