Sorry Sean, that thinking is in my opinion whats hurting american business. If in fact the plant is two years old, i am positive it passed all current regulations and requirements at the time.
So now, two years later, any authority has the right to come in and say they need to give up 1% of their margin?
I do not agree.
Just to play devil’s advocate, how would you feel if the smell was coming into your house to the point that it burned?
I don’t live there, but chili/vinegar/fish smells can be overpowering. Perhaps regulators missed the mark and let it go in not realizing the impact on the local area.
The nearest major town to me is Eureka. When I was a kid, the paper mill still ran. The entire town stunk 80% of the year. I used to dread going there when we needed to go shopping. Now, the air is clear. I am sure that the mill met requirements at one point in time, but it also had a big impact on quality of life. It did provide jobs, on the other hand.
It seems to me that people should try to come up with a solution. A loan to cover the cost of the mitigation? If it is indeed 1%, the company should be able to pass that on without a huge outcry from consumers. I sincerely doubt that they will quit over 1%.
Good points.
If people are bleeding from their noses and suffering asthma problems then there is something wrong with these “current up to date” regulations.
Aww, come-on. Nasal bleeding is fun!
Larry_P
December 4, 2013, 7:25pm
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I only know what I have read, but this is a 600K sf plant…guys that didnt pop into existence yesterday. I find this all very odd that the complaints only started a few months ago, and the city sued.
Can you imagine owning that, doing business for years, then being told you had to close regardless of your investment?
Assuming they were meeting all zoning codes, and standard air quality issues already legislated in place, I find this very scary.
And very… political.
I guess if you had a lifetime investment in a home which suddenly lost significant value due to a factory opening nearby, you’d have no problem with this, and don’t believe you’d have any right to redress? That’s scary too!