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City Council MeetingAzusa City Council revives and approves mining plan: In an unexpected move without prior notice, but under the threat of litigation, the Azusa City Council reversed itself and approved a revised, but extremely flawed mining plan. More...

July 19, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. - Azusa City Council votes on final development agreement, Azusa Civic Auditorium, Azusa. Please attend and show your support for Save Our Canyon. We will be collecting signatures for the referendum (registered Azusa voters only) immediately after the vote.

Why the Azusa Rock Reclamation Plan is Inadequate: Revegetation performance is based upon a percentage of what has been "reclaimed" on the Mayan Steps!

Sign Our PetitionSign Our Petition for the Azusa City Council - The Azusa City Council needs to know that residents of Azusa and neighboring communities oppose Vulcan mining expansion.

Download our SOC One Page Flyerone page flyer to hand out to your friends and neighbors.

Vulcan Materials Company has taken steps to expand their open face mining pit from its current location in Fish Canyon, westward to the top of Van Tassel Ridge, the nearby mountain that faces south and is visible from much of the San Gabriel Valley.

10 Vulcan Facts?Not content with destroying the beautiful entrance to the canyon where Fish Canyon Falls are located, the mining company now is moving to obliterate another 80 acres—and expand mining onto a mountain which forms part of the of the San Gabriel front range. The mining operation produces dangerous silica dust, which poses serious Silica Dusthealth and safety concerns. Since the early 1990s they have closed off public access to Fish Canyon, and the beautiful waterfalls that lie two miles up the valley. More on the Falls/Trail. To date, Vulcan's half-hearted attempts at reclamation of completed mining areas do not inspire confidence in their ability or desire to do a proper job.

Dangerous Landslide Potential at Azusa Rock QuarryDangerous Landslide Potential at Azusa Rock Quarry

PowerPoint presentation from our recent meeting (Flash required)

Proposed Vulcan Materials 80 acre mining expansion

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