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Public urges standards for Loma Rica fuel‑reduction work; council approves related consent item
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the city to set air‑quality and biochar standards for planned fuel‑reduction on roughly 200 acres of recently acquired Loma Rica open space; council approved the consent‑calendar item while staff clarified that a separate bioenergy project is not part of the immediate scope.
Grass Valley City Council approved a consent‑calendar item authorizing fuel‑reduction work on approximately 180–200 acres of city‑owned land at Loma Rica but heard several detailed public comments urging clearer standards on methods, air emissions and potential biochar use.
Speakers from environmental and community organizations addressed the consent item, praising the acquisition of the Loma Rica acreage as open space while recommending the city set clear expectations about methods. Ralph…
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