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Residents press council for contamination checks as city schedules annexation hearing for Terra Nova
Summary
Public commenters urged the council to investigate potential trichloroethylene contamination and water discharge at the former Nike missile site ahead of the voluntary annexation and Terra Nova development; planning staff set an Oct. 21 public hearing for roughly 712 acres of the project.
Terrell — Multiple residents raised environmental and safety concerns about portions of the Terra Nova development site during public comment at the Sept. 30 Terrell City Council meeting, and planning staff announced a public hearing on voluntary annexation tied to the project.
Rita Bain, a healthcare professional who said she had contacted the Environmental Protection Agency, told the council she was worried about trichloroethylene — a solvent historically used on military equipment — and about water being discharged from silos on privately owned property near the proposed development. “Trichloroethylene was once actually used as an anesthetic a long, long time ago,” Bain said. “If it’s been dumped into the watershed where Terra Nova is going to be…this sincerely needs to be investigated.”
Matthew Fair and Gail Sarat also told council members they had reviewed historical records and site imagery, and described…
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