Julie Parent
Columbus Reporter
Residents of Columbus and the surrounding area voiced their concerns about a proposed asphalt plant in the city during a July 26 City Council meeting.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Kent Peterson, CEO of Bituminous Roadways Inc., has signed a purchase agreement for the property at 13345 and 13363 W. Freeway Drive in Columbus. This “Triangle” property is located just south of the Interstate Highway 35 split near Running Aces Casino and Racetrack. Peterson would like to build a Bituminous Roadways state-of-the-art facility on the property to produce asphalt for paving projects within a 15-mile radius of the plant.
At the July 26 meeting, Kenneth Rohlf, an attorney representing Peterson, asked the Columbus City Council to table the pending preliminary plat application until some of the text regarding the asphalt plant, the outdoor storage, and the sewer hookup could be amended. The council agreed to the request.
However, local residents and neighbors of the proposed site
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