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Residents urge moratorium or bonding for BrightMark; county officials explain IDA land agreement and permitting limits
Summary
Residents urged Upson County commissioners on March 25 to adopt a moratorium or require a performance bond for BrightMark’s proposed chemical‑recycling project; commissioners explained the site is tied to an Industrial Development Authority land‑purchase agreement and said permitting would run through state channels.
Residents at the March 25 Upson County Board of Commissioners meeting urged the board to block or impose safeguards on BrightMark’s proposed chemical‑recycling project, asking for a moratorium on pyrolysis/gasification, a required surety/performance trust to cover potential environmental cleanup, and for county officials to explore legal steps to make the project less attractive.
Speakers including Tammy Boyle, Michael Greenman, Rusty Blackson, Dana Fowler, Mary Pat Jones and Tracy Knapp described research they said showed risks from chemical recycling, noted BrightMark’s recent financial difficulties in Indiana, and asked the county to require a bond or trust to cover future remediation costs if a plant were abandoned or to adopt an emergency moratorium on the…
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