Trash and hotels in Irwindale

There are a few interesting things coming out of Irwindale over the next few days:

1. Materials recycling facility: There is a meeting tonight from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to talk about a proposed trash sorting facility that will be built at Live Oak and Arrow Highway. The facility will be enclosed, and it will receive trash from across the San Gabriel Valley.

The good news is that for Irwindale, the project will bring in between $2 million and $4 million a year. The bad news is that for nearby residents in Baldwin Park, this could mean more traffic. City Manager Bob Griego said that there won't be any odors from the place because it is a covered facility.

2. Hotels: The city of Irwindale has many types of businesses, but hotels aren't among them. That could change, however, if the Irwindale City Council likes what it hears at a special meeting on Wednesday.

The Vimco Hotel Group will present that development commission with a proposed hotel plan for the vacant site at 15744 Arrow Highway. The site was formerly where the casket building business Shannon Casket operated.