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Council hears Landify plan to remediate former gun range; MOU would let company study feasibility at no cost to city

Huntington Beach City Council · January 20, 2026
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Summary

Council heard a study-session presentation from Landify proposing a no-cost feasibility study to remediate an 8-acre former gun range in Huntington Central Park and reuse it for recreation. Landify said lead is the primary contaminant; council members pressed for timelines, Measure C/L conflicts and details on remediation costs.

City staff and a private firm described a proposal to study whether an abandoned, lead-contaminated gun range in Huntington Central Park could be remediated and converted to public recreation without upfront city expense.

Ashley Wysocki introduced Facilities and Development Manager Chris Cole and Jonathan Bridal of Landify, who said the company's model is to import clean fill into derelict or polluted parcels and fund park development with tipping fees paid by construction projects. "We see this as a resource," Bridal said of excavated material, adding that firms pay tipping fees and…

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