RECENT NEWS COVERAGE: KILLEEN DAILY HERALD ‘We’ve been stewards of this land for over 150 years’: Florence family not happy about proposed chem plant
June 10, 2022
RECENT NEWS COVERAGE: KILLEEN DAILY HERALD ‘We’ve been stewards of this land for over 150 years’: Florence family not happy about proposed chem plant
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"The roots of the environmental nonprofit North San Gabriel Alliance, which is fighting a proposed chemical manufacturing plant near Florence, run deep into one local family’s history. The McCormick family’s Williamson County ranch, which has been passed down for generations since 1852, could be forever altered if Exfluor Research Corporation becomes their new neighbor."
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"Patricia Mulvihill, president of the North San Gabriel Alliance, said the Alliance and the community have succeeded in delaying Exfluor’s construction since April 2022. Alliance members are hopeful the upcoming hearings will continue to delay construction until at least December. Mulvihill added that her organization was thrilled when they learned the contested case hearing had been granted."
December 23rd, 2022 NSGA and 9 individuals, with combined 10 issues, were granted a Contested Case Hearing by the TCEQ Commissioners on December 14, 2022. We are now waiting to receive the date for the preliminary hearing. Click Here for video of the 12-14-2022 TCEQ Commissioners Meeting, and details of their unanimous decision on Youtube.
December 23rd, 2022
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The Executive Director has made the Response to Public Comment (RTC) for the application by Exfluor Research Corporation for NSR Permit No. 165848 available for viewing on the Internet. You may view and print the document by visiting the TCEQ Commissioners’ Integrated Database at the following link: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid
September 13th, 2022
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“I live right on the corner near the plant,” said Elizabeth Williams, who is a member of the North San Gabriel Alliance, during the informal question-and-answer period of the meeting. “My family has been there for seven generations, so we’re pretty scared.”
