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Show re epee ae auctebchess COUNTY October 26, 1999 COURIER ‘Binggeli Rock Applies For Asphalt Plant Sam Allen, Courier Staff Entrance to Binggeli Rock’s concrete batch plant. conditional use permit to build and operate an asphalt plant in their existing pit off the east side of U.S. 189 just north of Deer Creek Reservoir in Daniel. The proposed plant would operate during daylight hours from May until October, sometimes longer if the weath- er permits. Hours may vary if major resurfacing projects in the county are completed during’ the night for safety reasons. This plant, if built, would be a modern gas fired plant that would process approximately 100,000 tons of asphalt a year. It would generate about $2 million in gross sales per year and approximate- ly $60,000 per year in sales tax revenue. Since Binggeli Rock has recently moved its main sales office for its gravel and concrete operations out of Charleston and into Daniel, Daniel may also receive this sales tax revenue if it decides to incorporate. Altogether, the sales tax revenue from the Binggeli operations could contribute a large percentage of Daniel’s entire annual operating budget as a city. Since many citizens in Daniel are concerned about the impact an asphalt plant would have upon their community, Binggeli Rock has invited all the planning commission members as well as any Citizens that are interested to.a field trip of two asphalt plants located at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon is proposed for Daniel. Both are operated by Granite Construction. This field trip will be held on Friday, October 29th at 10:00 am. Granite Construction, the contractor for the proposed plant in Daniel, has agreed to provide transportation to and from the site for anyone interested in visiting their facilities. When citizens at the planning commis- sion meeting inquired about the effect the proposed plant would have upon the air quality in the area, representatives of © Granite Construction explained that modern gas fired plants aren’t nearly as intrusive as the older oil fired plants. They claim that many residents living GRRE Last week, Mel McQuarrie of Binggeli Rock began discussions with the Daniel Planning Commission about getting a in the upscale neighborhoods around their plants in Salt Lake City don’t even | know they operate there. Since the proposed plant in Daniel would be a permanent facility hooked up to the main power grid, it would not. have large diesel generators, which are a major contributor to noise and air pollution produced by portable plants. According to McQuarrie, the only major visible sign that a plant will be in operation will be the occasional steam plumes from the furnace. The pit that this nranased plant would be located in is already about 25 feet deep. Binggeli wants to put the plant in the pit so it will be “out of sight and out of mind.” Binggeli has already put beams up around the facility along U.S. 189 so the gravel pit is not nearly so conspicuous from the highway. in Salt Lake Valley. One is an older style McQuarrie believes it’s only a matter of time before someone builds an asphalt oil burning plant and the other is a modern gas fired plant like the one that plant in Heber valley. The already there. Z demand is _SRaprrepernes - Sa Also Featuring: UVSC . STUDENT.COUNCIL Halloween costumes for rent. Adult sizes only! Witch, Dracula, Devil, Captain Hook, Pumpkin, Cow and many more. Call Kris at 634-4871 ) Great TA + OOK rp a E LC ALLEY -: grade ; l schoo kids! sponsored by the Eagles Club: Singing Group ° Jeff Stockman Charlie Jarvis ¢ Don Elliott ¢ Faith’s Songbirds ¢ Beth Lawrance’s | |