A BATCH PLANT RIGHT INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
The owners of Loveland Ready Mix are trying to build a batch plant on North Highway 287, a little over a mile from the Fort Collins city limits, and only hundreds of feet from many Larimer County residential homes.
Please help us stop Loveland Ready Mix from putting
Donate to the cause if you can.
Your donation will support the legal counsel and services necessary to establish that this batch plant poses a significant risk to the safety of our neighborhood.
NEWS: Fort Collins City Council Openly Objects to the N287 Batch Plant.
A new concrete batch plant is proposed just outside north Fort Collins, and this time, it's not just neighbors who are against it. The city of Fort Collins has gone on record as being opposed to it. (READ THE FULL ARTICLE)
There is an existing environmental burden.
The census tract across the street from the proposed site scores 94 out of 100, with the higher number being worse, on the Colorado EnviroScreen from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This score represents the environmental burden on the residents of that area.
Concrete batch plants create proven air pollution and health dangers.
The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that the air pollution and particulate matter dust from concrete batch plants can increase the risk of asthma and cardiac arrest. Additionally, a 2023 study and EPA report found that siting Concrete Batch Plants near residential communities lead to health damages and premature deaths, far outweighing the economic development benefits. These health risks are even more significant to children and the elderly.
More Project Facts
North College Avenue in Fort Collins will be heavily impacted with concrete truck traffic. Read about that and more quick facts about the project.
TRAFFIC IMPACTS
Massive increase in traffic congestion on Highway 287/College Ave, CO2 emissions, odor, and noise pollution.
WATER QUALITY ISSUES
This plant would be sited directly in the Dry Creek drainage and just feet from Terry Lake.
This score represents the environmental burden on the residents (higher is worse).
ENVIRONMENTALLY BURDENED
When you sign the petition, we will keep you updated with regard to any new learnings, along with any public hearing dates in the future. If we show up in numbers, we have a chance to beat the batch!
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