Homeowners near Chiquita Canyon Landfill may get tax relief for odor costs

For thousands of homeowners who are trying to protect their families from strong odors of decaying garbage and eye-stinging chemicals from the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic, their problems are costing money, and a new county program was announced Tuesday that may provide some financial relief.

After breathing strong odors during the past year, residents from Val Verde, Castaic, Live Oak and Hasley Canyon — areas near the 639-acre landfill in the Santa Clarita Valley — reported asthma attacks, bloody noses, skin irritations, nausea and heart palpitations to authoritiesMany stay in their homes and can’t go outside or use their patios or backyards. Last summer, homeowners reported running air conditioning 24/7, spiking electricity bills.

“We will continue to analyze sales data as it presents itself for decline in values,” he said. To find out more information visit the Lloyd Carder lives in Hasley Canyon where odors are not as frequent as for those closer to the landfill in Val Verde, a community of 5,000. He said people pay their property taxes along with their mortgage payments and usually don’t have a problem with late payments. “These aren’t delinquent people,” he said.

The purpose of the meeting is to let residents hear from state and federal agencies working on the landfill problem. The agencies will talk about what actions they’ve taken and what else they can do to address odor impacts, she said.

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