Marsha_IHB
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Not sure if many Irvine residents know but there's a massive plume of toxic contamination under a large part of Irvine, and this is well documented at the Heritage Park Library. A web site called ElToroNow.com has been investigating the issue, and they have uncovered lots of documents that indicate the problem is much bigger than previously thought.
I live in Irvine and with this contamination under my property, how could I ever sell? Who would want to buy my house knowing so much of Irvine sits on top of a toxic superfund site? Do other Irvine residents know that they, too are impacted by this mess? Thousands of homes, apartments, schools, etc. sit right on top of this toxic mess.
On January 13, 2009, a woman testified at the city council meeting saying she, her daughter, son, and friends have all come down with very serious medical problems, and they all lived in Irvine and drank the water for years. You can see this video at the web site I mentioned above. I understand also Hoag Hospital said they have seen a high number of breast cancer cases in Irvine, and this is consistent with the testimony given by the woman above at the city council meeting.
My husband and I have been doing some research on this also; the city is trying to cover it up as are realtors and others.
There is one GOOD thing about this: You can challenge your property taxes and possibly get them lowered because of how the homes on top of this contamination are worth considerably less and thus, the property taxes should be lowered.
What shocks me most is how this has been covered up for years, but not any more. We Irvine residents deserve better!
I live in Irvine and with this contamination under my property, how could I ever sell? Who would want to buy my house knowing so much of Irvine sits on top of a toxic superfund site? Do other Irvine residents know that they, too are impacted by this mess? Thousands of homes, apartments, schools, etc. sit right on top of this toxic mess.
On January 13, 2009, a woman testified at the city council meeting saying she, her daughter, son, and friends have all come down with very serious medical problems, and they all lived in Irvine and drank the water for years. You can see this video at the web site I mentioned above. I understand also Hoag Hospital said they have seen a high number of breast cancer cases in Irvine, and this is consistent with the testimony given by the woman above at the city council meeting.
My husband and I have been doing some research on this also; the city is trying to cover it up as are realtors and others.
There is one GOOD thing about this: You can challenge your property taxes and possibly get them lowered because of how the homes on top of this contamination are worth considerably less and thus, the property taxes should be lowered.
What shocks me most is how this has been covered up for years, but not any more. We Irvine residents deserve better!