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Freeport McMoRan seeks manufacturing zoning for rail transloading near Arizona Eastern Railroad; panel questions truck traffic
Summary
Freeport McMoRan presented a request to rezone three parcels adjacent to the Arizona Eastern Railroad from general land use to manufacturing to allow a modest sulfuric-acid transloading operation with mobile units and a rail siding; Freeport said the facility would operate mainly day shifts and handle about 40 trucks per weekday, and panel members asked about routing and final destinations.
Freeport McMoRan representatives presented a rezoning request to allow a modest rail siding and sulfuric-acid transloading operation on three parcels adjacent to the Arizona Eastern Railroad.
Sean Wenham, who identified himself as a Freeport McMoRan employee at the Safford mine, said the company seeks to rezone the parcels from agricultural/general land use to manufacturing to permit a transloading area where mobile equipment will transfer…
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