Lawsuit Over Rock Quarry Dismissed
A state appellate court this week threw out a lawsuit that has pitted El Monte against Arcadia and an Orange County business for more than 10 years.
A 1995 Superior Court ruling had put a halt to plans by Rodeffer Investment Inc. to fill a rock quarry on a piece of land that is adjacent to El Monte but owned by Arcadia.
Arcadia long ago gave Rodeffer Investment the green light to fill the 160-foot-deep quarry, but El Monte feared such a plan would increase traffic and pollution. However, the fight is apparently not over. “We voted 5 to 0 Tuesday to appeal,” said El Monte Councilman Jack Thurston.
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