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Commission approves ethanol transloading permit amid questions over truck routing and safety
Summary
The City of Harlingen approved a special‑use permit to allow loading and unloading of bulk liquid ethanol at 2201 N. Commerce St.; commissioners questioned truck routes, weight enforcement and daily volumes, and one commissioner voted no before the motion carried.
The Harlingen City Commission voted to approve a special‑use permit allowing a transloading operation to load and unload bulk liquid ethanol at 2201 North Commerce Street, despite several commissioners raising operational and safety concerns.
Anna, the city planning staff member who presented the item, said the application describes a transloading operation without an existing building; the operation anticipates trucks using the railroad spur on the…
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