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In reply to the discussion: Having A Fertilizer Plant In A Residential Area Is Insane. Throw In A Nursing Home... [View all]ag_dude
(562 posts)19. Seriously
You are talking about something that has nothing to do with West.
But keep the smug ignorant attitude. It suits you well.
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KittyWampus
Apr 2013
OP
Our own terrorists live among us and we criticize foreign nations for locating operating headquaters
kelliekat44
Apr 2013
#55
zoning= keeping industrial activities in areas away from houses where people live. On purpose.
KittyWampus
Apr 2013
#5
Kind of all beside the point. Basic COMPETENT planning= not putting houses and fertilizer plants
KittyWampus
Apr 2013
#18
581 people killed in TX back in '47 because of fertilizer. It's not as if this wasn't preventable.
KittyWampus
Apr 2013
#9
Okay, if there's a pre-existing fertilizer plant= no houses in a fairly large perimeter.
KittyWampus
Apr 2013
#14
I used to work in grain elevators, and I always noticed the houses that sat close by in these
TwilightGardener
Apr 2013
#20
I bet there was some developer in the mix who was pushing property rights
Baitball Blogger
Apr 2013
#37
Are you suggesting there was no government body around at the time to review the development
Baitball Blogger
Apr 2013
#39
I made my point. Once someone resorts to insults it's obvious we've come
Baitball Blogger
Apr 2013
#74
Historic aerial photos and maps show that the plant was there decades before the residences.
slackmaster
Apr 2013
#57