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Oil Field Trash II · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 1560

who's heard about this?

the city has (or is about to) purchase 4 acres off flour bluff drive to set up a site for a "temporary" holding facility for bulky items, brush, hazardous waste... OH, and "some" household waste... so basically, unlike the island location that is a recycling center free of household trash, the one in the bluff is supposed to accept "some" regular ol' garbage.

awesome, the bluff finally starts cleaning up, and the city decides to build a fkn dump right in the middle of it!

JayandCoyote · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 11:35 pm Post subject:

http://www.kristv.com/story/29302205/neighbors-disagree-of-trash-transfer-station-for-flour-bluff

apfb · Horse Mullet Joined: 28 Jun 2014 Posts: 163

This is what happens when a city is run by liberals. Anyone who has lived in FB, knows that forever that rd (holley rd) has been a site for illegal dumping by the water tower. So instead of busting people and writing citations, the city is now pandering to the lazy a-holes in the bluff and ruining a good developing neighborhood and $4.2mil of taxpayer money. Im still waiting on them to pave don patricio properly and widen it to a safe width. Liberals love to pander to the lazy, this is a prime example of it. Instead of making them drive to the dump like the rest of us taxpayers, they are bringing the dump to them. And the claim of old appliances being dumped is a total fairy tale. Anyone who knows anyone who is a metal scrapper knows that a washer/dryer/fridge/freezer/lawnmower, etc.. left on a curb in the bluff is adios in 48hrs or less. More of that Nelda love Rolling Eyes

ironmanstan · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:53 am Post subject:

People have already been using that place for years now. They have also been using Laguna Shores and all roads inbetween. Maybe this will help keep some of the trash off the streets, well the paper type anyway.

Just for kicks where would you have them put a "transfer station".
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5moreminutes · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 5:23 am Post subject:

I'm sure the site will be clean in appearance. Im sure there are other locations/businesses that are an eye soar in FB.
I've seen a lot of holding/transfer stations in my travels and its a good idea for rural areas.
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shorty · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 5:40 am Post subject:

I " think " it has something to do with the Island. It's costing the City
A lot to haul trash back and forth from the island to the landfill off of Ayers .
So, where else to Dump it but the bluff ?.then again, they still have to haul it from the bluff to Ayers ...unless of course they plan to just leave it in the bluff all together ...here's an other " theory " . They have to do something with the trash.. Sure in the heck don't want a land fill on the Island now do they ?
They don't wanna raise more taxes out there and scare developers away now do they .. Dump it in the Bluff ...now ... Here's an other thought to ponder ...
The "BLUFF " and the " ISLAND " are flood pron, if we do have a " cane "
Or a major flood out there, where's all the bad stuff from purposed site going to go ? the Bluff becomes a major toxic waste site ...last theory...
I think the island is actually tapped out on development, meaning between taxes and cost to live out there and what the City can actually afford is way, way outta whack to the point it can't be fixed . Thus the " Schlitterbahn "
Fiasco ....careful who ya vote for ..

Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:21 am Post subject:

ziacatcher · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:22 am Post subject:

If the new Walmart couldn't have a tire and auto center because it is "too close to the Oso", how is this any different.

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kweber · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:53 am Post subject:

up here we had a landfill that was open to the public...
then there was a charge added to off-load...
the county roads soon became the alternate land-fill..
which I predicted...
I see mid-night refuse disposal all over the State..
cheaper in the long-run to use tax monies to keep one site open than to clean the out-lying areas.
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Quick Karl · Guest

When I first moved to Hawaii I was stunned to see some really beautiful areas turned into garbage dumps - even some areas that would otherwise be great beaches.

It wasn't that there were no legitimate garbage dumps on the Islands where folks could dispose of their refuse, it was local people that just refused to pay even $0.50 to dump their trash.

Unfortunately, everywhere has exactly those kinds of people, both rich and poor - they willfully spit into the face of whatever society/community they are in.

"Tolerance" is what perpetuates things like this.

If the fine for illegal dumping were $10,000.00, you would see less of it...

Oil Field Trash II · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 1560

ironmanstan · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:25 am Post subject:

Well what does everyone think of the vacant land across from HEB? Rockport and Fulton use to have a transfer station I know because I repaired all their equipment. It was actually not a bad little place. If the right person is in charge and things are done right and it it kept in check it could work out ok. I don't like driving all the way to the garbage dump. I vote yes on the transfer station. And why would you put anything like that on Laguna Shores it's our main tourist attraction. We shouldn't put it on the shores of the Oso either there's a better place in the area just got to find it. We are going to be the maintanance town for the Island I've always thought that.
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bucknplastic · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:28 am Post subject:

Having moved to Flour Bluff last year, I am sure I haven't met the residency requirements to be considered a Flour Bluffian. However, I have lived rurally Texan most of my life and understand the dumping problem all too well. When good intentions are matched with quality management, you have a winning solution. I, too, have seen appropriately located collection centers reduce the amount of waste scattered along the roads, even if there is a fee. The good intentions seem present. The location, well, where should it be for maximum effect and what should be the definition quality management? That might be where citizen input should be focused. While this seems clearly an off topic subject, I am grateful it popped up here or I would not have known about it.
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Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 3974