While city leaders celebrated the demolition of an asphalt factory near homes earlier this month, they just sold land to a developer for new houses right next to a county landfill.
Tag: All American Asphalt
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Irvine Asks Future Homeowners to Sign Away Right to Sue Nearby Landfill
Residents could be signing away their ability to sue a nearby landfill in a neighborhood that grappled with an asphalt factory.
Posted inOutdoors
Irvine To Convert Shuttered Asphalt Plant Into Nature Preserve, Housing
The city’s plan to sell land to a developer will help pay for a proposed nature preserve and for the city’s shutdown of the All American Asphalt plant.
Posted inTop Stories
Irvine Eyes Building Housing, Nature Preserve at Old Asphalt Factory
The proposal could preserve hundreds of acres of open land and bring a new residential neighborhood to the city.
Posted inOutdoors
Irvine Asphalt Factory Closes Today After Years of Complaints
The factory’s closure ends a years-long campaign led by residents who wanted clean air, and opens up questions on what the city’s plans are for the site moving forward.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Where in the World Are SoCal’s Air Quality Regulators?
There’s a regional frustration that OC’s air quality regulators have shifted the weight of their own jobs to the very communities being harmed.
Posted inOutdoors
Irvine Approves New Bond Debt to Purchase and Close Asphalt Plant
The proposed bonds worth over $300 million mark the council’s first concrete step to get the money they need to shut down the plant.
Posted inOutdoors
Irvine Set to Incur up to $360 Million in Bonds to Buy Asphalt Plant
Officials are looking to turn the controversial asphalt plant into a nature preserve, with plans to pay off the bonds quickly through a land sale.
Posted inOutdoors
Irvine to Buy Out Asphalt Plant Despite Environmental And Cost Concerns
The $285 million purchase will end what’s been a years-long thorn in city leadership’s side, but staff warned there are multiple potential problems with the deal that could end up costing the city money.
Posted inOutdoors
Irvine Looks to Buy Out Controversial Asphalt Plant for $285 Million
While city leaders have praised the new plan, an extensive staff report shows it is not without its risks.
