Despite planning and zoning commissioners voting against a proposed tank farm in Ingleside, the controversial project will still move forward to city council, leaving nearby neighbors worried about their community’s future.
Ingleside neighbors worry as controversial tank farm proposal advances to city council
The Ingleside zoning debate began more than a year ago when Port of Texas LP submitted a rezoning application to build a tank farm for “bulk storage, blending, and movement of crude oil and other unrefined hydrocarbon products.” The property in question is located south of Highway 361 and west of Avenue B.
Sandy Wilkins, who has lived in the area for over a decade, wasn’t surprised by Tuesday’s planning and zoning commission vote.
“The last time they had a public meeting, nobody in this neighborhood got a letter but us because our house is so close and by law we had to be notified, so I told everybody,” Wilkins said…