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Glendora resident warns of toxic wildfire debris sorting at Larios Park; council cites ongoing monitoring
Summary
A resident urged the Glendora City Council to demand transparency and halt on-site wildfire debris sorting at Larios Park because of health and water concerns; the mayor and council said water agencies and federal partners are monitoring operations and that work will pause during heavy rain.
A Glendora resident warned the City Council on Feb. 14 that a wildfire debris sorting operation at Larios Park appears to pose a health and water-supply risk and urged the city to seek transparency and public briefings.
Resident Michael Moore told the council: “It looks like an open air swap meet.” He said he was concerned about toxins including “mercury, lead, asbestos, lithium” and other contaminants and asked the city to close the site until after heavy rains. “Our lives, our children's lives, our grandchildren's lives could be at stake here,” Moore said.
The concern arose during the…
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