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Williamson Resigns as Chair of Task Force

Barbra Williamson has officially resigned from the Simi Valley Landfill Expansion Task Force, according to this news release distributed this morning by the Task Force: *** UPDATE: Barbra Williamson has resigned as Chair of the Task Force, but still remains … Continue reading

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WM at City Hall

Mike Smith of Waste Management put it simply during the Council Meeting. “What have we done? Everything,” he said, elaborating that Waste Management has done everything that was asked of them. He went on to explain how we got to … Continue reading

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Barbra’s Expansion Presentation

Word for word, these are Barbra Williamson’s comments from City Council last night: As a 40 year resident of this community, I feel compelled to comment on recent actions taken by Waste Management as a part of their aggressive campaign … Continue reading

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Waste Management Under Fire

Waste Management took some heat from citizens last night at the City Council meeting. Most notably was Louis Pandolfi, Landfill Expansion Task Force member and outspoken opponent of the expansion. He took on the issue of the recent press release … Continue reading

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Waste Management Requests Lawsuit Dismissal

Waste Management is requesting a dismissal of the lawsuit filed against them by the Landfill Task Force according to a statement released by Waste Management. WM is confused by the move and objects to the Task Force’s position. Here are … Continue reading

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Bob Huber’s Landfill Mythology

Click here for thoughts on the Bob Huber for Mayor Campaign One of the unfortunate facts about politicians is the way they count on the electorate to cast their votes based on mythology over facts.  And there’s no better way … Continue reading

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Huber Responds to Landfill Task Force News

Today, The Simi Valley Landfill Expansion Task Force issued the following statement (in part): “With the current application for expansion of the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center and the resulting negative impacts on the community, the issue of annexation … Continue reading

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Public to Weigh In on Landfill Annexation

Ask and ye shall receive… or something like that. My Old English is a little rusty. What I’m trying to say is we’ll all get an opportunity to discuss our thoughts on the expansion of the Simi Valley Landfill on … Continue reading

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Huber on Landfill Expansion

HUBER CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE START OF ANNEXATION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT LANDFILL EXPANSION LAND Simi Valley….Today Mayoral candidate Bob Huber called for the immediate start of the process to annex to the City of Simi Valley the land to be used … Continue reading

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Letter on Waste Management Expansion

This was received via my Contact page feedback form. Kudos to the Acorn for producing the only print media that attempts to be fair and balanced and actually publishes local news. That being said, I had a letter published in … Continue reading

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