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Necessary Safeguards For Ethanol Plant
By Mr Ethanol | September 11, 2007
The Virginian-Pilot:
Chesapeake City officials have cleared the air on a proposed $400 million ethanol plant on the Elizabeth River, saying they’re comfortable with the plan but recognizing that many citizens are not.
In a nod to public disapproval and skepticism, officials have imposed dozens of conditions on their approval, the biggest being to cut in half the amount of ethanol the company wants to produce, at least for a one-year shakeout.
Though the city would still be a guinea pig for ethanol production on the East Coast, the changes provide a sturdy check against doing too much, too soon.
“We want as many safeguards as we can provide,” Brent Nielson, city planning director, told The Pilot.
“… It’s a cautious approach.”
Not surprisingly, International Bio Energy Virginia LLC has chafed against the constraints. But the first duty of city officials is to protect the health and welfare of residents - despite the obvious tax benefits. And the city’s six-month review of the application, when it normally would take two months, indicates the seriousness of both the process and the conditions it has imposed…
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