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Residents press LaSalle council for chemical-plant safety plan two years after Caris incident
Summary
Residents told the LaSalle City Council they remain concerned about safety and unanswered questions nearly two years after an explosion at the Caris chemical plant and urged officials for clearer protocols and responses.
Residents urged the LaSalle City Council to produce safety protocols and to respond to repeated public questions about the chemical plant fire at Caris nearly two years earlier.
Dawn Hicks told the council the community has waited “just 5 days shy of our 2 year anniversary of Caris exploding,” and asked what the plan would be “if the chemical plant explodes again.” She said residents have been asking for such a plan and that “95% of [their questions] never get responded to.”
Hicks pressed the council to provide clear emergency protections and to respond more consistently to residents’ inquiries. She said the recurring public comments are driven by concern for public safety and the perceived lack of answers from city officials.
Council members did not announce a formal action or a timeline in the portions of the meeting recorded in the transcript. The public-comment exchange ended with the council moving on to other agenda items.
