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Residents press Sierra Madre council over dioxin discovery, ask city to pause work at Meadows site
Summary
Multiple residents told the council the Meadows at Bailey Canyon site tested positive for dioxins above conservative residential screening levels and said trenching began before remediation was complete; planners said remediation of an identified area began and the city set up a hotline and weekly neighbor communications.
A cluster of Sierra Madre residents told the City Council on Feb. 10 that recent soil testing at the Meadows at Bailey Canyon development found dioxins at roughly three times conservative residential screening levels and urged the city to halt all excavation until independent confirmation sampling was complete.
Senior planner Wolf said the city had required a soil remediation plan after testing showed elevated dioxin levels in grid FS2, that a grading permit issued Jan. 29 included a remediation condition, and that remediation work began this week with water trucks, plastic‑lined stockpiles and containment measures in place. "On January 29, a grading permit was issued, with the…
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