WHAT LANDFILLS LOOKED LIKE YEARS AGO. Compare this recent photo of the Florin Perkins Landfill with modern, fully-enclosed waste management facilities and transfer stations in the Power Inn area today. |
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COUNTY LEA SUED OVER REOPENING OLD FLORIN-PERKINS LANDFILL
The Power Inn Alliance, a coalition of over 600 local business and property owners, has filed suit in California Superior Court against the County of Sacramento’s Environmental Management Department and Local Enforcement Agency over issuance of a permit to reopen the Florin-Perkins Landfill. The suit alleges that the county failed to follow CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) guidelines and did not call for a full environmental impact report as required by law.
“Almost 95% of the county’s landfills, transfer stations and solid waste operations are located in the Power Inn area,” said Jerry Vorpahl, executive director of The Alliance, “and we’ve set some pretty high standards for all of them. But this landfill is being let in under the wire based on standards as far back as 1992 and not required to meet any upgrades.” He noted the absence of a covered facility in which waste and debris are processed, while existing and new transfer stations are mandated to be fully enclosed.
The Alliance cited over 32 deficiencies in the county’s April 29 adoption of a negative declaration (implying the proposed facility would have less than substantial impact on the environment); everything from failing to consider the impacts on global warming, as required by CEQA, to failing to investigate whether the facility is consistent with the city’s new general plan, which is expected to be completed this year.
The site, located on Florin-Perkins Road south of Jackson Highway, has had a troubled history and was closed in 2005 for illegal operations. The Power Inn Alliance has worked diligently for over 14 years for the benefit of businesses and citizens of the southeastern Sacramento community to bring new industry and economic prosperity to the area. “This project flies in the face of the efforts of The Alliance and the community at large by ignoring basic community standards,” Vorpahl said.
In addition to The Alliance, the nearby College Glen Neighborhood Association, representing over 4,500 residents, has also filed suit in Superior Court.
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NEW BOARD MEMBERS ADD CLOUT
The Alliance Board of Directors, which has always been a major influence in this area, recently increased its effectiveness with the addition of three well known education and business leaders.
STEPHAN PEREZ, PhD, Assistant to the President, California State University, Sacramento.
KEVIN RAMOS, Chief Investment Officer, The Buzz Oates Group of Companies.
RANDY SATER, Sr. Vice President, Teichert Stonebridge Properties.
Their addition brings the Board total to twenty. The full Board of Directors can be found at:
For more information, click here. |
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