WALNUT, Calif. (AP) -The Walnut City Council has voted to oppose state legislation that would ease environmental and planning regulations for a 75,000-seat professional football stadium proposed in the neighboring city of Industry.
Walnut Mayor Mary Su said Wednesday that the developers behind the stadium were trying to trump local control and environmental protections to build a 592-acre entertainment complex.
City leaders are worried that Majestic Realty Co. might seek a change in state law to exempt the $800 million project from the California Environment Quality Act.
Walnut sued Industry in March, claiming the neighboring city approved the stadium without sufficiently reviewing its environmental impact.
No team has agreed to play at the proposed stadium yet.
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