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progressoid

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23. It happens all over the country. I saw it yesterday in my town.
Thu Apr 18, 2013, 10:57 AM
Apr 2013

I was at our vet yesterday. Just down the street to the south is an enormous oil and solvent company. Two blocks to the north is a huge Con Agra food plant. Lots of houses and apartments between and around them.

Look at West, Texas on Google Maps [View all] sharp_stick Apr 2013 OP
And Perry is inviting 'business' to Texas because they lack regulation. sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #1
I'm glad you got the order of things right. The plant and storage tanks were there before... slackmaster Apr 2013 #2
It is too bad that local planning/zoning officials cannot be sued over allowing the building of pampango Apr 2013 #3
Land rights! n2doc Apr 2013 #10
Well you do have a right to your land... wercal Apr 2013 #20
Were there any local planning or zoning laws? surrealAmerican Apr 2013 #29
Not really their fault. Daemonaquila Apr 2013 #39
You can tell the plant sharp_stick Apr 2013 #4
The people who worked at the plant probably wanted to live close to it. slackmaster Apr 2013 #42
You know, it's not like this town was built yesterday, kentauros Apr 2013 #5
I'm sure it has sharp_stick Apr 2013 #7
People buy the homes and rent the apartments that are built in proximity to these sites. bike man Apr 2013 #13
It's called complacency. kentauros Apr 2013 #14
That's why you need sharp_stick Apr 2013 #19
Almost right nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #28
I hear you. I live in a small Texas town. sammytko Apr 2013 #12
West, Texas, is incorporated. kentauros Apr 2013 #17
Well...truth is Horse with no Name Apr 2013 #43
It looks like the old Main Street is south of the plant... wercal Apr 2013 #18
From what I've read, the company had been in business for 55 years. kentauros Apr 2013 #21
I imagine there were very few regulations in the 1950's wercal Apr 2013 #24
That kind of regulation would be easy (and cheap) enough for most towns. kentauros Apr 2013 #26
chlorine leak from a train wreck in rural part of san antonio killed a couple people in 2004 sammytko Apr 2013 #31
Thanks for that link. kentauros Apr 2013 #36
Anhydrous ammonia also is transported by rail in tank cars pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #40
Thanks for your work in that :) kentauros Apr 2013 #41
The regulation is likely in place wercal Apr 2013 #37
I'm sure when all is said and done we'll find out ... Ganja Ninja Apr 2013 #6
If only they had more guns..... TexasProgresive Apr 2013 #8
Add: Nonexistent or poorly managed safety protocols. n/t FSogol Apr 2013 #9
From what I heard, the plant had been there since the 50's. It's quite likely that... Poll_Blind Apr 2013 #11
I think you're right sharp_stick Apr 2013 #15
There are anhydrous tanks in almost every farming town in the Midwest. Coyotl Apr 2013 #16
Zoning is obviously socialism RyanThomas Apr 2013 #22
It happens all over the country. I saw it yesterday in my town. progressoid Apr 2013 #23
Yay, Free-Dumb! Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #25
Tell me how safe it is around the Chevron refinery Downwinder Apr 2013 #27
I'm not trying to say sharp_stick Apr 2013 #32
A gasoline pipeline exploded at the end of my street in L.A. in 1976; 4 dead, 16 injured pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #33
Texas - the home of deregulation Governor Rick Perry. bushisanidiot Apr 2013 #30
The plant has been there since 1955. n/t tammywammy Apr 2013 #34
A lot of small towns are like this... cynatnite Apr 2013 #35
Ignorance of small (and older) towns seems to be rampant these days. X_Digger Apr 2013 #38
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