Deseret News | Oversight sought on Olympus Hills concrete plant

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Oversight sought on Olympus Hills concrete plant

Dave | 8:15 a.m. Aug. 12, 2008

I allready have all the concrete I need. We can stop making it now.

NIMBY | 8:58 a.m. Aug. 12, 2008

The upper-class denizens of Olympus Cove want nice new freeways to drive their Lexuses and Mercedes on, but only if the dirty and unpleasant parts of the construction are located somewhere else.

Typical. If they're so opposed to the construction, I say leave I-215 as it is and let them drive on rutted roads.

Animal farm | 9:46 a.m. Aug. 12, 2008

I remember a few years ago when a legislator from the Olympus area demanded I-15 re-construction be done at night so his constituents could have better transportation sooner. He couldn't care less if those who lived next to I-15 had to put up with the construction noise all night. Sounds familiar.

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Employee & Neighbor | 10:53 a.m. Aug. 12, 2008

I work in the Olympus Hills Strip mall across the street. The plant is such an eye sore and if it's going to put pollutants into the air (mind you I'm pregnant), than I really hope they aren't there for a long time.

Anonymous | 11:29 a.m. Aug. 12, 2008

Its not in my backyard, and I drive an old FORD, but I agree that the public should have been involved from the start 2 years ago. These temporary permits DO NOT require public comment periods.

It good to see the doctors doing something about this, rising above the redneck ways of Utah.

Eastside Resident | 12:09 p.m. Aug. 12, 2008

I welcome the plant. It puts the polluting trucks closer to where they need to be so that there are fewer pollutants in our valley. When the readers here get the chance, you need to see where all of the complaining residents live. Their mansions line I-215. I'm sure there are no pollutants emitted from all of the diesel trucks on that freeway.

JB | 10:50 p.m. Aug. 12, 2008

I am one of those homes that line I-215. We have not raised any issues regarding noise or nuisance iwth UDOT. What we have said is that a concrete batch plant shouldn't be located next to residential areas anywhere in the valley. The plant is permitted to spew over 25 tons of hazardous emissions 210 feet from my home. Does that make sense anywhere?

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