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Residents urge Fruita council to oppose proposed plastics processing plant, raise wetland concerns
Summary
Multiple Fruita residents told the city council they oppose a proposed Astera Plastics processing plant and described recent wetland removal near Compton Ditch and Skiff Avenue. City staff said they will send narrow, code-based comments to Mesa County planning bodies and continue monitoring the county review process.
Dozens of Fruita residents urged the city council to oppose a proposed Astera Plastics processing plant and to halt local wetland destruction at public comment during the council meeting. Speakers said the project and recent grading have harmed neighborhood wetlands and family farms and asked the council to press the county and state health authorities to block the plant.
The comments were led by Paul Schultz, a Fruita resident, who said the “obliteration of a Compton Ditch wetland and the ongoing destruction of the Skiff Avenue wetland” has removed wildlife habitat and local green space. He demanded the council “immediately cease all destructive wetland activities at the Skiff Avenue and Compton Ditch…
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