Going on the official record to request from The Paramount City Council and Commission to enact a zoning moratorium on future forging and grinding companies in Paramount due to the Hexavalent Chromium reading 350 times the average levels. We know there are 4 forging and 30 grinding companies in Paramount more than any other small city in Southern California. South Coast Air Quality Management Dist
rict has never regulated the grinding industry so they have had carte blanche to do as they please. Currently, Mattco Forge and Press Forge are grinding in open air according to Susan Nakamura of South Coast Air Quality Management District. AQMD is in the process of developing regulations to monitor grinding, but it is a lengthy process. Those of us who were born and raised here, those of us who have had our businesses here, those of us who have children attending this school district have all been busy living our lives, raising our families, and building our careers. We've had the utmost and have placed our utmost confidence in our city council. But, after these discoverings our confidence level in our local government is diminishing and feel they are putting profit before our health. We are all stakeholders in this community and need to start building better community involvement. We need to start attending these city council meetings. We are committed to holding the City Manager, John Moreno and the rest of The Paramount City Council accountable. Enough is enough. Let’s empower ourselves.
