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Residents urge city to investigate outdoor metal-cutting, smells and late-night operations at Tri State Iron & Metal
Summary
Neighbors told the Texarkana Board of Directors that torch cutting, sandblasting and other outdoor metal work at Tri State Iron & Metal produce fumes and noise that reach nearby homes; residents said operations run into the night and asked the city to investigate permitting, hours and public-health impacts.
Neighbors told the Texarkana Board of Directors on Monday that metal-cutting and related work at Tri State Iron & Metal has repeatedly released smoke and odors that flow through the Iron Mountain neighborhood and into nearby homes.
"There's always metal being cut all the time," said Cecil Cox, speaking for the Iron Mountain neighborhood, describing a persistent smell residents want addressed. Multiple neighbors added that torch cutting and sandblasting take place outdoors and continue into late evening, creating both noise and a visible smoke plume.
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