Vote NO on Measure A

Why are we opposed to the revised mining plan?

The following provisions of the revised mining plan are unacceptable:

1. The revised plan expands the strip mining of Azusa's mountains.
   1. More acreage of undisturbed hillsides are mined.
   2. Larger amounts of rock are mined, resulting in increased dust, pollution, and noise.
2. The revised plan destroys one of Azusa's most scenic ridges - Van Tassel Ridge.
3. The revised plan ignores recommendations from the AQMD on increased dust monitoring stations.
4. The Development Agreement allows Vulcan Materials to avoid doing enhanced reclamation (micro-benching) as a result of "any scientific, technical and geotechnical factors or events" skirting reclamation through micro-benching. At that point, Vulcan merely pays a $1 million fine and submits a revised reclamation plan to return to reclamation using 40 ft benches.
5. Language in the Development Agreement is contradictory. The Development Agreement says that the revegetation standard is to be 100% of existing, unmined slopes. The Conditional Use Permit (CUP) says that the revegetation standard is to be 40% of the revegetated existing benches ("Mayan steps")
6. The Development Agreement requires "substantial compliance" with the terms of the CUP. The term is never defined, but is obviously less than full compliance.