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HILL AND KNOWLTON, Inc. BFGoodrich Chemical Page 1 The Daily Citizen Friday, May 26, 1978 By MARK TOOHEY u Staff Writor v) ft \ > p B.F. Goodrich expects to begin* operations at its Baypprt facility.ini [1980 and when it does Will'employ] [approximately 200 persons, >VaCr * [cording to Joe Corona^ .facilities ] manager for the proposed plant: .f) | Corona said ^'no 'soit has been! 'turned yet'W andthathe's uncertain.' when:preliminary, work will begih- fat the^site,' east of Highway 146.iii; Bayport:-J*1 'r.-\; ~^The Texas AirKControls Board yACB):; ruled. Vlasta week * that obstruction permits be Js?ujLto jGoodriqh Vfor-the proposed - WOO [million chlorine [facility/-r? -7 y Board'members voted-seven to [twothattOifstructionpermitsbbis-! [sued, ,,but -'stipulated i.Goodriclr [should monitor ethylene dichloride.; [and 'chlorine emissions in the''area; . ..surrounding the proposed plant siter, % Several Bay Area environmental , [groups; and pities; including. Seal*] rook and El' Lago, opposed to', construction of the plant;' where,, [parties to."a five week public:] [hearing, which concluded March 7' lin Seabrook. ' : | "We're scheduled to", begin] -operations at the plant in the first or; I ^second quarter of 1980. We will em- (ipioy 200 persons in operations1 ( only," Corona said. ' r , b': He estimated nearly $12 million' [ will' begin to flow through area; * Coffers when production begins. "It (the plant) 'will be a trehien- ; f dous economic shot in the arm for! ]the community," Corona added ' 1 i" .[According to . Corona, ` plant' ofi'V. ' See OPEJS. page 6 I ficials will be prepared forany type ; Meanwhile, Clark Thompson, an of chemical spill and the location of attorney representing the Galves f the plant protects it 'from any ton Bay Conservation and Preser- 1 natural disasters. vation Association, (GBCPA) one of . h. "We'll have an emergency neut- .the parties opposed to issuance of `ralization tank and we can shut the permit, said his group will* [down manufacturing with the push appeal last week's decision to a disJ 1 of a button," he said. trict court in Austin. - ! . "The building and equipment will , First, Thompson said the GBCPA , be 20 feet above sea level and the - will file a motion with the TACB for . plant is protected against winds up are-hearing. I. to -125' mileS an hour," Corona "I don't have any hope they (the f added. - board) will do anything (about the t :. Goodrich has gone far beyond its re-hearing motion); Ito a useless j requirements and officials feel they step, but.it's jurisdictional and we. r are perfectly within their rights to can't appeal without it," he said. locate in the Bayport area, accordig "After that we hope the district 1 * to"BCuortonaw.e're sensitive to the court will either deny the permit dr send .It back to the board," ' iconcerns of~area residents, '*> he Thompson added. v- v added.1^.;,^. , . ': BFG17288 Tooieexz