61 Environment The Puente Hills Landfill Park received funding in July 2023 to restore 140 acres and become the first new regional park in more than 30 years in the county. That’s because most of the vacant land in the county is owned or in need of cleanup. The concept design to convert portions of a landfill into a regional park in Puente Hills is now undergoing community review. Image courtesy of LA County Department of Parks and Recreation and Studio-MLA. “We need to figure out the level of remediation needed,” Lau said. “We’re moving toward a parcel-by-parcel analysis to determine which sites should be prioritized.”
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