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Home My WebLink About(1) A LETTER FROM BESSIE HAWTHORNE REGARDING A PROPOSED MEAT PROCESSING PLANT Proposed Meat Processing Plant There are definitely some concerns about the meat processing plant. Here are some of them. --Growth of Our City. Since Port Arthur is surrounded by Groves, Port Neches and Nederland, it seems as though it can only expand by going west. There is plenty of vacant property out here, and the EDC has done a great job with the beautiful, well-kept and successful business park. Will other businesses want to locate in such close proximity to a meat processing plant? --Jobs. This plant may hire 200 people with most in low paying jobs. How will this plant affect the other businesses in the EDC park. There are a lot very successful businesses there employing many people. What if they move out because of the issues with the processing plant? --Pollution. IF there is a solution to the problem of smell, why isn't it installed in the beginning instead of waiting until there are complaints? Will there be a solution then?? --Water&Sewer Lines. We don't need another Flint, Michigan just to save money or to make a little more. --Traffic. Are we prepared to take care of the many trucks delivering livestock day and night? What if they choose to come through Fannett and Labelle to be able to enter the park on Hwy 365? This is an old two- lane road with two narrow older bridges. If they use Hwy 73, the trucks cannot turn on Jade Ave. --Noise. If there are hundreds of cattle unloaded every day and night, how will this affect the noise level in this area? --Property Values. Port Acres and El Vista residents deserve the same consideration as other parts of Port Arthur and Mid-County. We have many beautiful homes here, and we do not want our property values to go down. --Promoters. Do any of the well-known names who are promoting this business have any interest whatsoever in the Riceland Corporation? Do they even live in this vicinity? I am sure there are other things that should be considered. These are just a few concerns. a