Carrollton-CS 890526
SA [] THE METROCREST NEWS May 25, 1989
U! Carrollton
Board approves request for landfill r a? in o,
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allow a landfill on a site 1,500 feet A study commissioned by the cording to the study. It is expected
~ Permit ciepends .o~ of Sandy Lake Road is a applicant, shows Sandy Lake Road to take two years to get the neces-
Type I landfill. A Type I landfill has a life expectancy Of 2.7 years sar~ permits and prepare the site, %)~)IIF'j~.. l(~al
would accept both public and pti- under current conditions. The so the landfill would not begin op-
0nm~king r~p~irs v~t~ contracts, but not toxic or haz- landfill would reduce that to 2.5 eration until the design life is al-
' ardous materials, years once it begins operaUon, ac- most reached.
tO bddge Chemical & '1
By.RUDY KLANCNIK
~v~s Staff W~ter
An attempt to give themselves a GIVE YOU
window in which to work paid off
as the Carrollton Planning and
Zo,.n$ Commiss,o. voted 5-2 to ap- A BR
prove a zoning request to use a 230-
acre, land-locked site on the west
bank of the Trinity River for a
landfill.
The special use permit, bowev- You're mowing the lawn and
er, binges on repairs to the bridge you want to cross a gravel
over the Elm Fork, which bas been . drive or paved area. You
tl~ main concern of city staff since ' !;~ have to stop, turn tho mower
the request came through more
titan four months ago. Off, cross tho area, and then
--Huel Weaver, the applicant, reslad tho mower when
agreed to bring the standards of you roach tho olher side.
t~e bridge up to what Carrollton of-
ficials view as necessary in order
t6 carry the heav~ loads to and ' '
from the proposed landfill. The
P&Z gave the applicant five years
in which to repair the bridge. If at
that time the repairs are not com-
pleted, the case would be reopened ·
lot a vote.
,*"They've given themselves a '
wihdow in which to work, but it is
t//l~ing a bit of a risk," said Carroll-
t~m Planning Director Marc Guy.
"Carrollton has not committed to
affy of the bridge repairs and the
city o! Dallas also does not have to
do a thing to help in these repairs."
' It was expected that the request
w~uld be denied at Thursday's
meeting because the existing facili-
Ues are not adequate to accommo-
date the additional truck loads
a.~ociated with the use. The cur-
rent load capacity at the bridge is
lO~d needed ~s §5,000 pounds.
William Blackburn, the attorney --
representing Weaver, admitted ]~
that the move by his client isa risk. sary ~,..~o,o,o
May 11, Blackburn said de.iai of The Denton Federal Regional Center, the first protected underground facility of its
the request would be unfair to his type constructed in the nation, will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Friday. The "~¥
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client, and the issue is whether the complex, located at 800 N. Loop 288 in Denton, is managed by the Region VI of-
~bether lacllities are there to sup- rice of Federal Emergency Management Agency. Commemorative activities be-
port meuse, g~nnlng at 1:30 p.m., will Include a public tour of the entire facility, a B-52
, The zoning change and SUP to bomber fly-over, a high school band performance and other events.
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