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Courtesy: Martha Habluetzel
A handful of people braved frigid temperatures Tuesday afternoon, January 16th rallying with placards on N. Main St. (FM 1069) near W. Main St., site of the Humble Community Center that overflowed inside with public sentiment opposing a joint proposal from Enbridge Energy and a Norwegian partner to build a multi-billion-dollar blue ammonia production facility in Ingleside, abutting neighbor Ingleside on the Bay. The City Council voted unanimously to reject an objectionable use permit request that would have permitted the companies to discharge certain levels of contaminants into the air surrounding both cities.
It’s an issue that could impact the health and wellbeing of anyone in Aransas Pass, promises millions of dollars in new property tax revenue for Ingleside, and would sit right next door to Ingleside on the Bay property owners. Weigh the good against the bad and the outcome seems the same. Most who call this part of south Texas home want nothing to do with a proposed blue ammonia plant.