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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Environment - "Neighbors sue City of Jeffersonville over asphalt plant"
Connie Leonard reports for WAVE 3:
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN (WAVE) – People living next to an asphalt plant in Jeffersonville, IN are suing the city after a five year zoning dispute. Now, they want the construction company that put the plant up to take it down.Interesting. The ILB would like to post the Ind. Code provision ...The plant's next door neighbors say for the past couple of years, they've had to put up with noise, odors and dirt that has caused them discomfort and health problems.
The suit filed in Clark Circuit Court claims the city of Jeffersonville and its planning and zoning department went around state law to allow MAC Construction approval for the plant so the company could produce asphalt on its property. It also finds the Jeffersonville's own city ordinance does not support the existence of an asphalt plant in that location.
The city claims former Mayor Rob Waiz and his planning and zoning director gave permission for the plant in 2005. City Attorney Larry Wilder says the former director found a provision in the Indiana code that allowed them to grant zoning without a hearing.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 1, 2010 11:09 AM
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