Appeal Filed: City of Petaluma et al. v. County of Sonoma et al.


Appeal Filed: City of Petaluma et al. v. County of Sonoma et al.

For Immediate Release, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012

Subject: City of Petaluma et al. v. County of Sonoma et al., Case No. SCV
248948


The Community groups, individuals and City of Petaluma have today filed
our appeal of the Superior Court decision, which had denied all claims in
our lawsuit against the County's approval of the Dutra Asphalt Plant
project.

We are looking forward to our claims being heard at the California Court
of Appeals, in San Francisco.

Given Dutra's statements that they are pursuing the start up of their
factory following the court's decision, we will continue to strongly oppose
this wrongly-made decision and project approvals at all levels. This will
be done in court, as well as at the various local, state and federal
agencies whose approvals are necessary prior to Dutra's construction and
grading permits and actions.

We will provide more details on the claims being appealed in the near
future, following discussions among the plaintiffs in the case.


David Keller, Petaluma River Council
Joan Cooper, Friends of Shollenberger Park

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