LA County to Turn Landfill Into First New Regional Park in 30 Years

A $12.5 million state grant will help convert a 142-acre landfill into Los Angeles County’s first new park in three decades. The Wildlife Conservation Board approved the county’s funding, along with projects in 22 other counties, at the board’s quarterly meeting on May 23 and announced the award June 22. The county’s Parks and Recreation Department plans to convert the site, formerly a portion of the Puente Hills Landfill in the City of Industry, about 17 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Puente Hills Regional Park will be the first new county park in over 30 years. County Supervisor Hilda Solis, who represents the community around the park, spearheaded the county’s plan to build the new space over the landfill....