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Council tables two industrial rezoning requests after neighbors warn of water risks
Summary
The Odessa City Council on April 22 postponed two separate rezoning requests — one for light industrial use and one for heavy industrial use — after nearby landowners and business representatives raised concerns that future industrial uses could threaten groundwater wells and said city water is not yet available in the area.
The Odessa City Council on April 22 moved to table two separate rezoning requests after nearby property owners and business representatives raised concerns about impacts to private water wells and long-term water infrastructure.
The items brought to the council were a request by S 31 B 42 LLC to change about 41.44 acres from Future Development (FD) to Light Industrial (LI) and a request by Imperative Chemical Partners Inc. to change about 43.436 acres from Future Development to Heavy Industrial (HI). Both items were removed from the consent agenda and then tabled for later consideration after public comment.
Neighbors and a representative of Blakely Construction Company said properties adjacent to the parcels rely on private water wells and expressed worry that…
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