Pipeline ‘anomaly’ adds to Redondo/Lawndale Metro Line headstone controversy
by Garth Meyer Lawndale resident Jay Gould received a letter last week from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) stating an “anomaly” had been detected in a jet fuel pipeline under his backyard. The 20-mile long pipeline runs from the Torrance Refinery to Los Angeles International Airport. The pipeline parallels train tracks, along Metro right of way. Gould and his neighbors are outspoken opponents of a Metro proposal to extend the C-Line (Green Line) parallel to the train tracks between their Lawndale homes. They prefer the extension run down Hawthorne Boulevard. Three weeks ago, Gould and his neighbors brought widespread media attention to evidence of a gravesite on the right of way in their neighborhood. The Metro letter to Gould said that the pipeline anomaly “requires immediate inspection…” and that Gould could be financially responsible for work related to repairing the pipe beneath his yard. “(Metro) expressly reserves all rights to maintain its right of way now and in the future,” it read. “Including to clear out any additional encroachments and to seek reimbursements of costs from the encroaching party.” “I don’t want my stuff torn up. I’ve…
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