TCEQ Director Rules In Favor of Landfill Expansion Near Missouri City!

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The executive director of the TCEQ has just entered a ruling against close to 1100 homeowners who participated actively on a petition drive against the expansion of the Blue Ridge Landfill near Missouri City. This story hit the local news and t.v. stations in November and December 2006 with coverage of the dozen or so neighborhoods from Sienna Plantation over to Shadow Creek Ranch, as well as the more established communities between.

Richard Morrison, an environmental attorney for CABRLE, reported at one hearing, the statistically significant levels of Barium released, which caught many by surprise here, given many of our streams pass on or near that facilities property. Later Pearland and Brazoria County would join the opposition, but Missouri City officials and Fort Bend County would refuse to help because they had already entered into an agreement not to contest the expansion a few years ago in lieu of $200k and 800k tipping fees respectively. This caused quite a stir in the local media with complaints to Mo-City council coming as late as the March 5th 2007 city council session by area residents.

The next step will be for those receiving responses from the TCEQ in favor of the landfill to request a contested hearing. Time is limited so responses must move quickly. Several council/district candidates here in MC have lined up in opposition to the contract and the expansion (Lou Hunter, Rodney Griffin, Noel Pinnock and Kevin Tunstall).


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