Concerns in Atwater and Glendale about a proposed Los Angeles waste processing plant in the area have been circulating for some time, and Glendale is now on alert as the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation actively considers a proposed north Atwater location.
The site is within blocks of several Glendale as well as Atwater/LA residences. Is there no potential wasteshed far from residential neighborhoods Los Angeles could consider? What about the “green energy”/high-tech corridor just proposed by the LA Mayor east of downtown in that industrial area?
Glendale City Manager Jim Starbird and Public Works Director Steve Zurn have both made it clear that Glendale is on the record as strongly opposing such a project, which would bring increased traffic, noise, and pollution to the area around the 5 and 134 freeways.
Councilman Tom LaBonge, representing Los Angeles’ 4th District suggested the site in “the River Glen area of Atwater, near the old Levitz site but not necessarily the existing building”, according to an official email I received from senior field deputy Jullian Harris-Calvin. The email contains this webpage link, leading to a list of documents not all of which are accessible. The RFP itself is only available by registering with the Los Angeles Business Assistance Virtual Network. My attempt at registration shut down my browser. I did manage to download the 499-page final report.
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