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Resident urges council to pursue downzoning and probe air pollution at Kronos concrete facility
Summary
A caller asked the council to initiate a downzone for a concrete facility at 3405 Gatewood, alleged widespread toxic dust across many parcels, and urged officials to file the downzone in January.
A Detroit resident urged the city to block further industrial impacts on neighborhoods by pursuing a zoning change and investigating air emissions from a large concrete facility.
Jadonte Smith, introduced by staff as a caller in the public‑comment queue, said a concrete facility at 3405 Gatewood, near 6 Mile and Conant, is "spewing toxic dust" across properties and controls more than 1,000 parcels and over 1,000,000 square feet of property under a consolidated maintenance agreement. He asked the council to submit a downzone for the Kronos property and suggested that the downzone be filed in January.
"They have 0 flight tickets across 800 side lots and over 1,000,000 square feet of property," Smith said, characterizing the facility’s footprint and urging the council to act. The transcript records no immediate staff response or commitment to file zoning actions during this session.
Smith also raised broader concerns about solar farms "taking our generational wealth," saying residents risk losing land to utility‑scale projects.
What happens next: The caller requested action (submitting a downzone). No formal motion or staff response is recorded in the transcript; any zoning or enforcement step would require follow‑up by planning staff and a future council or planning commission process.
