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Resident urges further review of Hamilton Lane appeal, citing active contamination plume
Summary
A public commenter asked the council to pause the Hamilton Lane development appeal and allow further environmental review after monitoring reports showed chemical activity and rebounds in wells both upgradient and downgradient of the project area.
At the start of the meeting, resident Heidi Whitman urged the Escondido City Council to use additional time to review concerns raised in the Hamilton Lane development appeal. Whitman said recent monitoring by Chattam shows the contamination plume near the project site remains chemically active and that monitoring wells have shown rebounds over the past year both upgradient and downgradient of the proposed project footprint and within Filica Creek Park.
Whitman asked the council and appropriate resource agencies to take a closer look before a final decision is made, and reminded the council a planning commissioner voted against the appeal because a soil management or soil vapor management plan was not provided. She offered a contact email for residents seeking more information about the requested environmental review.
No staff or council action on the Hamilton Lane appeal was taken during this meeting; the item remained a public comment request for further review.
