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Residents and advocates press council to downzone Kronos Concrete site near Cadillac Heights; council says it is reviewing options
Summary
Multiple residents testified about dust, noise and health concerns from the Kronos Concrete mixing plant; they urged enforcement and a downzoning to return the site to uses compatible with nearby neighborhoods and the Joe Louis Greenway.
Residents of Cadillac Heights and nearby neighborhoods urged the council committee to intervene on the Kronos Concrete mixing facility, saying the plant’s expansion created dust, noise and health problems.
Reverend Sharon Buttry, steering committee member of the Detroit‑Hamtramck Coalition for Advancing Healthy Environments, told the committee the facility occupies a large 43‑acre footprint between Jerome, Six Mile and Conant and that residents report dust covering gardens and vehicles and illnesses they attribute to the plant’s operations. Samantha (last name not specified in record), who identified herself as a Cadillac Heights resident, described heavy noise from idling trucks and generators and said she had filed more than 50 complaints with city permit and state environmental agencies, including video documentation.…
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