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Residents press Littleton on health, traffic and farm‑solids concerns; council approves consent items including $100,000 PFAS grant
Summary
During public comment, residents raised health concerns about emissions from a new Costco fuel center, urged expedited traffic calming at Prentice & Huron, and questioned South Platte Renew farm solids; council approved consent agenda items (vote 6–0) including a $100,000 PFAS grant and farm‑lease ordinances to return for public hearing Dec. 16.
Public comment at the Littleton City Council meeting on Dec. 2 featured multiple residents urging the council to address health, safety and environmental questions linked to recent development and utility practices.
Gregory Sullivan, PhD, told the council that work at the West Mineral Costco fuel center removed trees and created dust and diesel exposures near Primrose Academy and Littleton Academy. Sullivan called diesel exhaust and benzene known carcinogens, contended that the station’s operating hours rose from 63 to 108 per week and urged the council to reduce the planned 32‑pump station to 12 pumps or impose fines of $150,000 on 'Rigg and Saunders.' No formal enforcement action was taken during the meeting; staff did not accept Sullivan’s proposed penalties on the record.
Resident Peter Fryer described the Prentice and Huron intersection as dangerous for children, noting his neighborhood typically sees about 100 trick‑or‑treaters and asking that traffic calming be expedited. City staff and the city manager said resident emails had been received and would be passed to Public Works for assessment, and staff said they would communicate how the issue fits into the city’s traffic‑calming priorities.
Pam Chadbourne raised longstanding concerns about solids from South Platte Renew being applied to farm land, asserting that constituents in those solids include toxins and that federal rules are out of date; she urged careful technical review and protection for future generations. City Manager Dean Andrew and the city attorney noted that related farm‑lease items were appropriately on the consent calendar but will come back for public hearing on Dec. 16 so the public can weigh in; Andrew also said grants included on the consent agenda will support PFAS research in soils.
The council approved the consent agenda by unanimous voice (reported as 6 in favor), which included adoption of the 2026 city council meeting calendar, several ordinances on first reading, and a resolution for an intergovernmental PFAS grant with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in the amount of $100,000 to study PFAS and related soil issues. The city attorney reiterated the farm leases will return to council on Dec. 16 for a public hearing because they are long‑duration leases of city property.
What’s next: staff said they will coordinate with Public Works on the Prentice/Huron traffic concerns, will pass the resident correspondence to the appropriate teams, and will return the farm‑lease items for more public engagement on Dec. 16. Community members seeking follow‑up can monitor the council agenda for that date.
