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Resident urges city to reconsider asphalt/Reclaimed Asphalt Product facility near Cedar River, cites water and air concerns
Summary
A long-running neighborhood campaign against a proposed asphalt and recycled-asphalt (RAP) plant prompted a public comment from an opponent who presented expert contacts and asked the council why scientific evidence opposing the facility was being labeled misinformation.
A resident and longtime opponent of a proposed asphalt and recycled-asphalt (RAP) plant urged the Renton City Council on March 3 to review scientific evidence and contact experts before allowing a plant that he said would harm water, air and quality of life across multiple communities.
Bob Baker said he has spent years organizing neighbors across unincorporated King County to oppose the plant and cited outreach to national and international experts, OSHA, and local water districts concerned about aquifer impacts. He said he expected council members to support efforts to stop the facility and asked who the city relied upon when calling some circulated claims "misinformation."
Mayor Armando Pavoni responded at the meeting, saying his earlier comment about "misinformation" was not aimed at scientific evidence but at inaccurate claims circulating among residents about eminent-domain authority and similar legal points. The mayor said he did not intend to dismiss the scientific work Baker cited but wanted to correct legal misstatements he identified in resident communications.
Ending: Baker said he would provide the council with lists of experts and documentation. The council did not take immediate policy action during the meeting; council members indicated the issue has been raised in past interactions with elected officials and public agencies.
