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Fort Worth council denies conditional-use permit for concrete batch plant near JPS hospital after weeks of neighborhood opposition
Summary
The Fort Worth City Council denied a conditional-use permit for a proposed concrete batch plant near the near-Southside medical district, following extensive public comment by hospital officials, neighborhood groups and residents.
The Fort Worth City Council voted to deny a conditional-use permit request for a concrete batch plant proposed at the Main Street Terminal site near the near-Southside medical district during the Sept. 16 meeting.
Neighbors, hospital officials and community organizations urged denial, saying the site is too close to John Peter Smith (JPS) Health Network facilities, schools and residences and that particulate emissions and industrial truck traffic would pose health and safety risks.
Nut Graf: The applicant and several employees testified the company has taken mitigation steps and provides local jobs; multiple neighborhood associations, health professionals and advocacy groups opposed the permit. Council Member…
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