THE SIGNAL

“Judge denies Chiquita closure petition, leaves window for another try”

“Oshea Orchid, an attorney representing the residents, responded to the judge’s comment about residents taking their concerns to the Legislature by saying there are laws on the books and residents have evidence that the landfill is not following them. 

Orchid, who also sits on the Castaic Area Town Council, said there are a number of actions the county could have taken to address the problems; however, the judge mentioned them as discretionary, in reiterating his concerns about removing the county’s authority. 

Orchid also argued that by going beyond the scope of its original permits, the landfill is now subject to an additional analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act, an argument that Goorvitch said he was willing to let Orchid make at the next hearing.”