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Residents urge pause, CEQA review after alleged relocation of waste transfer site to residential area
Summary
Two residents told the planning commission they believe the city relocated a waste transfer site near Cienega Road into a residential public-use/open-space zone without proper public hearings or environmental review and urged the commission to pause approvals and require a full CEQA review.
Susan Ellis, a full-time Big Bear Lake resident, told the Planning Commission the city appears to be relocating or attempting to relocate a waste transfer site from Highway 18 into a residential neighborhood near Cienega Road and said the city has begun grading and tree removal without adequate public notice. "I'm here today to bring your attention to potentially unlawful activity related to this project," Ellis said, and asked the commission to withhold approval until the issues are addressed.
Ellis told the commission she had been told the project was approved by the city council in a closed session and that the public has been excluded from the process. She cited the Big Bear Lake Municipal Code (stated in the record…
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