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Developer withdraws Gordon Highway industrial rezoning after community opposition
Summary
An applicant withdrew a rezoning request to allow a concrete plant and waste transfer station on Gordon Highway; the commission accepted the withdrawal after numerous neighbors raised concerns about truck traffic, dust and water/well impacts.
The Planning Commission on Aug. 6 accepted a withdrawal without prejudice of a rezoning application that would have changed roughly 31 acres on Gordon Highway from M-1 (light industrial) to M-2 (heavy industrial) to allow a concrete plant and a waste transfer station.
Staff (Naina) described the site as lacking water and sewer connections, with nearby residences and wetlands and floodplain features. The applicant asked to withdraw the application; Price Sewell, speaking for the owner, said the group was withdrawing the proposal for this parcel but indicated a future facility elsewhere may be pursued. Several nearby residents urged rejection rather than relocation, citing concerns about truck traffic on two-lane Gordon Highway, dust and air-quality impacts, and potential impacts to wells and surface water. "We are dealing with the crime in that area," one resident said, and others warned of dust and health effects from crushing operations. After public comment and statements from the applicant, the commission voted to accept the withdrawal without prejudice, meaning the applicant may reapply at a later date.
