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Jurupa Valley residents urge city to cancel $500,000 EIR and halt development in Pyrite Canyon
Summary
Several residents and longtime community members told the Planning Commission they oppose spending $500,000 on an environmental impact report or allowing development in North Pyrite (Stringfellow) Canyon, citing past contamination, health concerns and fears of future lawsuits.
Dozens of residents urged the Jurupa Valley Planning Commission to halt work tied to proposed development in the North Pyrite (Stringfellow) Canyon and to cancel a $500,000 environmental impact report (EIR) that they said would bankroll change they oppose.
At the meeting’s public comment period, speakers including Janet Benton, Jacqueline Lee and long‑time residents described the canyon — often referred to by speakers as the Stringfellow acid pits — as a long‑standing toxic site. “I’m here to ask that we cancel the $500,000 EIR report for the string fill of acid pits and that we do not develop in Pyrite Canyon,”…
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