The date has been set for a public meeting on an application of a west Bryan manufacturer to increase the amount of pollution it releases.
State representative John Raney of Bryan, who made the request involving Saint Gobain Ceramics, says the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will have what it calls a public meeting July 28th.
TCEQ’s public meeting on the 28th will be at the Hilton Garden Inn on University, located across from Veterans Park, starting at 7 p.m.
Raney says he wants the agency to hear from those who are concerned as well as those who support the application.
The format starts with an opportunity to ask Saint Gobain employees and TCEQ staff about the permit request. After that, formal comments will be received by TCEQ.
At Tuesday night’s Bryan city council meeting, there were four public speakers against Saint Gobain’s request.
Two of them were Tim Touchstone of Bryan and Richard Woodward of College Station.
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By state law, the council can not respond to remarks made during the public comment portion of the meeting.
Statement from state representative John Raney:
“It is important that people have a say in what happens in their community. This meeting will provide an opportunity for those who are concerned, as well as those who support the Saint-Gobain permit application, to discuss their points of view with local and state officials in an open and transparent forum,” Representative Raney said.