You say Apples I say Oranges-It's still a Pontiac Dump

Stacey Stumpf writes an article in the Journal Gazette about the naivete of opponents to Earth First’s plan to transport garbage on Pontiac street. The new business Summit Recycling and Transfer would have sorted the trash to take out of Allen County. Earth First, did not get the bid but Summit Recycling and Transfer remains and is open for business on Pontiac Street.

Matter of fact, Stumpf wrote,

last year Henry and Warshauer conducted a public meeting at the Pontiac library
branch and shared a PowerPoint presentation about their plans to invest $3.5
million to redevelop the brownfield site with neighborhood leaders. They spoke
with City Councilman Glynn Hines, who represents the area; Cherise Dixie, the
city’s southeast neighborhood advocate; and leaders representing all the active
neighborhood associations near the property.

The business was for recycling, and not hauling trash.

Stumpf says,

The objections led by Stevenson come far too late. Summit Recycling and
Transfer is already open for business.

Local planning, zoning and permitting decisions are arcane and boring – until someone wants to build something objectionable near your property. The accusations that Henry and Warshauer were secretive about their plans are without merit A story about the proposal ran on the front page of The Journal Gazette’s Metro section on Sept. 28, 2008.

But, was it the full story,,or was their an omission of the trashing hauling business that would later be called Earth First,llc? Why didn't Earth First have another location in mind?

Oh they knew, as I pointed out in an article in June 2006. Many businesses attempted to build in this area and were turned away or discouraged.

So, Earth First, llc did not make it this time, but that won't stop Summit Recycling and Transfer from going for it the next time.

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