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Residents, health advocates urge Kern County to reconsider proposed recycling facility near Fuller Acres and Lamont
Summary
At the March 25 Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting, residents and public health advocates urged the board to halt or more carefully scrutinize a proposed recycling facility near Fuller Acres and Lamont, citing air and groundwater risks, hazardous-battery recycling, and questions about CEQA streamlining.
At the March 25 Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting, residents and environmental and health advocates urged supervisors to halt or more closely review a proposed recycling facility near the Fuller Acres/Lamont area after staff removed the project from today’s calendar.
Advocates say the site sits in an area identified as a disadvantaged community under California law and that adding a recycling operation that would accept hazardous materials could worsen local air and water quality and conflict with AB 617 community protection goals.
The project described in staff materials proposes a general-plan amendment and zone change to allow a recycling facility on a portion of a 20-acre parcel. Emma De Lehi Rosa, Land Use and Transportation Policy Manager for Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, said the staff packet refers to a 10-acre…
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