Carrollton-CS 890125 (2)Officials to discuss fate
of landfill near Elm Fork
By MARY GUGLIUZZA several items, including approval
Staff Writer the rezoning, SUP and other
and federal permits. The current
Carrollton officials will discuss owner is Ashlar Contracting Co. of
Thursday night whether a landfill Lewisville.
should be allowed on a site north of The land-locked site is now zoned
Sandy Lake Road and west of the for single-family residential homes.
Elm Fork of the Trinity River. A SUP for excavation of sand, gravel
The special work session be- and dirt expired last August. The
tween the Carrollton City Council excavated materials were used by
and the Planning and Zoning Com- Northwest Dallas County Flood
missionis scheduled for 7p.m. in the Control District as fill for the
council briefing room at city hall, Riverchase Development in Cop-
1945 Jackson Road. pell.
The P&Z opened discussion of the Texas Industries Inc. has a lease
rezoning and Special Use Permit re- agreement on the site and wants the
quests for the 230-acre tract Jan. 18rezoning and SUP denied unless it
but continued the case until Feb. 16 can obtain an SUP to do excavation
so the joint work session could be and mining for one year.
held. "We have no objection to the in-
Huel Weaver Jr. of Weaver Con- tended use. We want to protect our
struction Co. has the site under con-
tract to purchase contingent upon Turn to LANDFILL, page 3A
Wednesday, January 25, 1989,'Carrollton Chronicle 3A
Landfill
right while the lease is in effect," over environmental and transporta-
said geologist William Rapier. He tion issues as well as the compatibii-
said they had not applied for anotherity with adjacent uses. Coppell ofti-
SUP or an extension of the old one dais have made preliminary inves-
because an access easement to the tigation and held exploratory con-
site was being negotiated, versations with Carrollton officials,
Attorney William Blackburn, who but no official position' has been
is representing Weaver, said his taken by Coppeil.
client has no problem with the con- ~ The proposed use is for a Typ~' 1
tinued excavation since it Will take landfill, which would accept both
about one year to obtain the requiredpublic and private contracts, but not
permits if the rezoning and SUP are be allowed to accept any toxic or
granted, hazardous materials.
The property to the north, west To operate the landfill, two per-
and south (700 acres) is owned by mits would have to be Obtained -- a
the Dallas Gun Club. The zoning is Federal Emergency Management
for single-family homes with an SUP Administration permit from the U.S.
for a gun club~ Army Corps of Engineers and a per-
Several Carrollton city depart- mit from the Texas Department of
ments have expressed concerns Health.