Thursday, August 31, 2006

AES in the News:

AES Power Plan in today's Sun
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_4264473
The entire article is posted below the meeting announcement. Here is the problem I see.
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The facility would be located at the northwest corner of Taylor and Pico streets in an industrially zoned area on the site of a former Southern California Edison power plant that was deactivated in 2003. The old power plant, which was built in 1954, will be demolished.

While the city is not the approving agency, it does have a say in the design, layout and other aspects of the project, City Manager Tom Schwab said.


"Just as any other project, we will keep an eye on the environmental impact report and make sure everything is in order," Schwab said.

GrampaTerrace Thinks:

Air Pollution Less than 15000 cars on the 60 freeway: Less than but ADDED TO
Noise Less than the Train HORN: LESS than but Added To
Chemical Risk: Less than but Added To the existing Rail Risk

Schwab's record of keeping an "EYE on the ENVRONMENTAL IMPACT". NOT REASSURING

AND NO MENTION of the PLAN TO PUT IN A HIGH SCHOOL... RIGHT NEXT TO THE SITE.

GIVEN ALL THE "Plans" PERHAPS the POWER PLANT gets a Thumbs UP and the HIGH SCHOOL is put somewhere else. PERHAPS several SMALLER SCHOOLS.