Chron: Blue Ridge Landfill Expansion Update!--follow the title link for more--

Group wants landfill operator to yield more

January 28, 2010 2:11 pm Zen T.C. Zheng, Houston Chronicle

Here is an update on a grassroots group’s fight against the proposed expansion of the Blue Ridge Landfill on the east side of Fort Bend County.

Last week, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved a revised application for a permit to pursue the project by BFI, which is now Republic Services after a corporate merger.

The revision reflects the terms and conditions in an agreement reached between the company and the city of Pearland last year, which includes what municipal officials regarded as “substantial compromise” by the trash disposer.

Previously, three television stations opposed to the project had all struck undisclosed deals with the company, leaving the Coalition Against Blue Ridge Landfill Expansion the lone party still in the fight...

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FB Star Covers Update On McKeever Rd & SW Airport Issues--click here--

...At the heart of the contentious debate were the apparent adverse feelings of many Arcola residents and city administrators who felt Houston Southwest Airport owner Jamie Griffin was promoting the road changes to further his expansion of the airport.

The issue surfaced when Fort Bend County appeared to be about to purchase Griffin’s airport about 10 years ago. The projected road changes that accompanied the pre-purchase studies including closing McKeever Road to allow for the airport’s eventual expansion.

The county eventually found that purchasing the airport was not a feasible option and abandoned the idea. However, Arcola city officials and many of the town’s citizens felt the county and Griffin were still trying to push through changes that would allow for the airport’s expansion.

Griffin has, from previously published reports in the Star, wanted a “curved” design for the intersection of South Post Oak and McKeever.

However, after months of negotiations between the city and Precinct 2 Commissioner Richard Morrison the issue was worked out. The signed agreement approved by the court will include the “T” intersection preferred by Arcola officials.

During court, Commissioner Morrison said Griffin, who was called the “developer” by court members asking if he was in agreement, has the paperwork and had verbally agreed to the conditions approved by both the county and the city.

“Mr. Morrison, I want to commend you,” Hebert said after the court voted to approve the agreement. “This has taken longer than Gone with the Wind, with a cast of thousands.”

County Signs Off On Agreement With Arcola, But Will Jaime Griffith (the airport owner)--follow this link for more--

Get this update on the controversy surrounding McKeever Rd improvements and the possible airport expansion over numerous Missouri City and Arcola neighborhoods.....follow the link above!

Chronicle Covers Strong Arm Tactics By County Against The City Of Arcola To Possibly Advance The Airport Expansion Project-click the title link-

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Thursday update on airport expansion/McKeever Rd. project: http://www.fortbendnow.com/pages/full_story?article-Pulling-Plug-On-McKeever-Road-Project-Will-Cost-Arcola--400-000--Officials-Say%20=&page_label=home&id=103975-Pulling-Plug-On-McKeever-Road-Project-Will-Cost-Arcola--400-000--Officials-Say&widget=push&instance=home_news_lead_story&open=&