The attorney for Los Cerritos Wetlands owner Tom Dean has notified the city that escrow on a land-swap deal for 37 acres needs to be closed by Dec. 31.
In two letters to the city, attorney Kenneth A. Ehrlich assesrts that the issues of contaminations at the wetlands are being addressed in good faith.
However, City Manager Patrick West said on Tuesday that the city will not enter escrow until after Tuesday's closed-door session on the land-swap deal.
And Councilwoman Gerrie Schiipske said the escrow process should not be completed while the Environmental Protection Agency completes its assessment of the contamination problems at the wetlands.
Joe Segura, a mild-mannered reporter for a major metropolitan newspaper, has covered Gotham City, er Long Beach, for 34 years. During his very, very long -- endless -- tenure, he's covered almost every beat, and he was the main writer for BeachWeek, which focused on life and lifestyles of the shoreline communities from downtown Long Beach to the Huntington Beach pier.
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