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41. This sounds like something that is exclusive to Texas.

Thu Apr 18, 2013, 08:51 AM

Apr 2013

Even Florida, which has the most deplorable local government process that I have ever witnessed, has a County government which takes up ALL the property that a municipality does not annex into their boundaries. We even have odd situations where county property became enclaves within the city limits. This goes back to the seventies and before then.

So, I repeat. It's an issue that may be exclusive to Texas, and any other state who is too boneheaded to run a competent community development office.

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Having A Fertilizer Plant In A Residential Area Is Insane. Throw In A Nursing Home... [View all] KittyWampus Apr 2013 OP

fuck zoning.....freedom! neverforget Apr 2013 #1

Our own terrorists live among us and we criticize foreign nations for locating operating headquaters kelliekat44 Apr 2013 #55

West is a town of 2,000 people. ag_dude Apr 2013 #2

zoning= keeping industrial activities in areas away from houses where people live. On purpose. KittyWampus Apr 2013 #5

No shit. ag_dude Apr 2013 #10

There ARE residential blocks..look here dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #48

I live twenty minutes from there. ag_dude Apr 2013 #49

This is an old town Horse with no Name Apr 2013 #3

Nobody sold the fertilizer plant to West as jobs. ag_dude Apr 2013 #6

The town has been there since the late 1800's n/t Horse with no Name Apr 2013 #7

What's your point? ag_dude Apr 2013 #11

Many times. Horse with no Name Apr 2013 #13

Yes. ag_dude Apr 2013 #15

No...not foolish Horse with no Name Apr 2013 #17

Seriously ag_dude Apr 2013 #19

Got alerted on... Agschmid Apr 2013 #25

5-1 to keep.. X_Digger Apr 2013 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Apr 2013 #27

Nowhere? ag_dude Apr 2013 #28

Sure you do Horse with no Name Apr 2013 #30

Sure I what? ag_dude Apr 2013 #31

Kind of all beside the point. Basic COMPETENT planning= not putting houses and fertilizer plants KittyWampus Apr 2013 #18

Good point ag_dude Apr 2013 #22

Is this it? Hissyspit Apr 2013 #33

Yes. ag_dude Apr 2013 #34

People are dead and dying Marrah_G Apr 2013 #4

can't we do both ? politics is often the reason these things happen JI7 Apr 2013 #8

581 people killed in TX back in '47 because of fertilizer. It's not as if this wasn't preventable. KittyWampus Apr 2013 #9

No. Fuck that. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #29

After reading more this morning, I apologize Marrah_G Apr 2013 #61

Exactly what are the politics of a fertilizer factory explosion? former9thward Apr 2013 #71

No, this is the best time to talk politics. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #35

Rail lines are almost always zoned heavy industry. Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #12

Okay, if there's a pre-existing fertilizer plant= no houses in a fairly large perimeter. KittyWampus Apr 2013 #14

I hear that. Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #16

How old are they? joeglow3 Apr 2013 #69

I used to work in grain elevators, and I always noticed the houses that sat close by in these TwilightGardener Apr 2013 #20

Non-Union plant. JaneyVee Apr 2013 #21

Yeah, if it had only been union... dems_rightnow Apr 2013 #36

agreed x1000000000000 jollyreaper2112 Apr 2013 #23

Not unlike airports... ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #24

It's Texas. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #32

I bet there was some developer in the mix who was pushing property rights Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #37

It's not even in the city limits. ag_dude Apr 2013 #38

Are you suggesting there was no government body around at the time to review the development Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #39

Yes, I am. ag_dude Apr 2013 #40

This sounds like something that is exclusive to Texas. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #41

As respectfully as possible ag_dude Apr 2013 #42

You made my case. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #43

Huuuurrrrrr....Texas sux AMI RIGHT?....deerrrrrrrp ag_dude Apr 2013 #45

I live in Florida. Any ideas from Texas has made our state worse. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #46

Thanks ag_dude Apr 2013 #47

Don't take the animosity too hard. randome Apr 2013 #54

Enjoying yourself? (nt) Paladin Apr 2013 #52

I call crock. Jakes Progress Apr 2013 #62

You mean Libertarianism. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #72

Slow? Jakes Progress Apr 2013 #73

I made my point. Once someone resorts to insults it's obvious we've come Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #74

Your point was a lie. Jakes Progress Apr 2013 #75

What DU poster did I name call? Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #76

Where did you not make shit up? Jakes Progress Apr 2013 #77

I see what you did there. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #78

Nope. You didn't. Jakes Progress Apr 2013 #79

Good for bidness. Crunchy Frog Apr 2013 #44

not only a texas thing--small towns everywhere and cities too dembotoz Apr 2013 #50

or buying a house next to one mikegray Apr 2013 #51

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I have a anhydrous filling station across the street Mnpaul Apr 2013 #63

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #64

Rightfully so Mnpaul Apr 2013 #65

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Look around where you live. Jakes Progress Apr 2013 #56

We should be doing heavy pro-active assessments of all of that. randome Apr 2013 #58

Historic aerial photos and maps show that the plant was there decades before the residences. slackmaster Apr 2013 #57

West was a nice little town. ananda Apr 2013 #59

When are you talking about? ag_dude Apr 2013 #60

yup. freedom Texas style librechik Apr 2013 #66

About the only place free of industrial hazards on this scale are suburbs with residential zoning Gormy Cuss Apr 2013 #68

The homes in the neighborhood were built in the 1960's. Lone_Star_Dem Apr 2013 #70