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Legislator to Tour Sunshine Landfill

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Assemblyman Scott Wildman (D-Los Angeles), who has asked the state health officials to investigate possible health risks of expanding Sunshine Canyon Landfill, plans to take a tour of the dump site on Wednesday to hear the position of Browning-Ferris Industries.

Wildman heads a legislative audit committee. BFI officials, who maintain that the landfill is not a health threat to surrounding communities, invited the assemblyman to tour the site and see for himself what they plan, an aide said.

“We need to know if it’s safe,” said a spokesperson for Wildman. “We don’t know that.”

State Sen. Richard Alarcon (D-Sylmar) may also attend Wednesday’s tour.

The expansion comes back to the City Council on Dec. 8 for a final vote.

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