Learn About Cleanup Plans for Chatsworth Park South at Tuesday Meeting

There will be a community meeting, Tuesday, April 2, to answer questions about the cleanup plans for Chatsworth Park South.

The Draft Removal Action Plan (RAP) for the park was released on March 21 adressing the contamination issues. The park was closed in 2008 when lead pellets and other contaminants were discovered at the site that was used as a skeet shooting range in the 1960s. The city purchased the property and turned it into a public park in 1978.

Documents on this issue are available here. A PDF of the draft plan can also be found in the adjacent photo box.

The purpose of the RAP is to identify potential risks from conditions related to past shooting range operations and evaluate and describe the proposed mitigation plans for Chatsworth Park South. The public comment period for the draft RAP runs until April 22. Send comments to Zenzi Poindexter, public participation specialist at (818) 717-6568 or zenzi.poindexter@dtsc.ca.gov. 

The public meeting will be held on April 2 so that the community may ask questions, learn more about the draft RAP and provide comments.

Public Meeting
Tuesday, April 2
6:30 p.m.
Mason Recreation Center
10500 Mason Ave.
Chatsworth

On Feb. 14 the city councilman's office announced that the gym was re-opened and available for use by the community.

For more information, contact Chand Sultana, PD. D., DTSC Project Manager at (818) 717-6552 or chand.sultana@dtsc.ca.gov, or Zenzi Poindexter, public participation specialist at (818) 717- 6568 or zenzi.poindexter@dtsc.ca.gov. 

Read more about contamination at Chatworth Park South:

• Park Tainted by Lead from Roy Rogers' Days May Reopen
• Chatsworth Park South a Target for Vandalism
• No Reopening Date Yet for Chatsworth Park South
• UPDATE: City Presses Forward to Open Chatsworth Park South
• Parts of Chatsworth Park South Might Open as Soon as This Summer
• Fire Hazard to be Removed Soon from Chatsworth Park South
• Have Opinions on Opening Chatsworth Park South? Get a Survey Here
• Officials to Brief Public on Plans for Chatsworth Park South
• Chatsworth Park South Gym Cleared to Open; Contaminated Land Still Off-Limits
• Parks Dept. Proposes Massive Cleanup of Contaminated Chatsworth Park South