Kenmore residents press council for air monitoring near Cadman asphalt plant; council orders staff report

Dozens of residents told the Kenmore City Council on Tuesday that the city should take additional steps to monitor and reduce air pollution from the Cadman asphalt plant and to perform environmental testing at nearby Lake Point. The council directed staff to prepare a report on options, costs and past work and agreed by consensus to add the item to a future agenda. "They would like the City to come forward with real action, cleanup plan, and enforcement," resident Stacy Valenzuela said, asking the council to install stationary monitors that measure volatile organic compounds and particulate matter. Valenzuela also urged the city to request a Health Evaluation Epidemiology Study and to work with Cadman/Heidelberg on planting rows of trees and other buffers.

The residents’ appeals followed public remarks honoring Patrick O’Brien, a longtime Kenmore activist who repeatedly raised air-quality concerns. Janet Hayes said O’Brien spent years alerting…