Duarte Mayor Makes a Special Delivery to Azusa City Hall

Azusa City Hall received a special mail delivery on Wednesday, Feb. 17, courtesy of Duarte Mayor, Margaret Finlay. The mayor rode her bike the four miles from Duarte City Hall to Azusa to deliver approximately 600 letters from citizens opposing a plan by Vulcan Materials Company to expand mining operations to a mountain ridge overlooking Duarte homes and schools.

The letters were collected over the weekend by a grass roots group concerned about the destruction of the visual beauty of the mountains, loss of property values, and potential health hazards should the City of Azusa approve the mining plan. The Azusa Planning Commission is currently reviewing a Draft Environmental Report and could vote on the plan as early as Feb. 24. It would then be sent to the Azusa City Council for a vote. For additional information, contact: Duarte Deputy City Manager, KarenHerrera at (626) 357-7931, 221.