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The city environmental board will decide tonight if the Environmental

Impact Report prepared on the proposed Hearthside Homes development of

Bolsa Chica is complete.

Three of the eight environmental board members have studied the report

prepared by a county consultant to determine if all possible impacts were

considered, said Ricky Ramos, an associate planner for the city.

They will then vote on whether or not to make suggestions and present

their decision to the planning department.

The project proposed by Hearthside Homes is for the construction of

387 single-family homes, an underground reservoir and 29-acres of

recreation and conservation open space on 106-acres of the Bolsa Chica

Mesa.

The environmental impact report must consider all possible impacts of

a project on its surrounding environment, including impacts on traffic

and pollution.

The environmental board will meet tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Central

Library room E, 7111 Talbert Ave.