INGLEWOOD : Council to Review Plan on Drilling Near Fault
The City Council will hear citizen comments May 24 on a proposal to permit exploratory oil drilling on a one-acre plot that falls within a special cemetery zone.
The council had approved the drilling at 7715 S. Victoria Ave. in December, 1992, but the decision was overturned by a U.S. Superior Court ruling that the city had not considered potential earthquake problems.
The active Newport-Inglewood Fault runs through the area. Drilling near faults has produced a sinking of the earth, which produces cracks in buildings and may cause an earthquake, according to the Coalition Against the Pipeline.
A new city report, which says that oil drilling would not cause problems with the fault, will be reviewed by the council. Residents can get a copy of the report from the Inglewood City Planning Office at 1 Manchester Blvd.
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