Public Notice: Public Hearing on Tire Burning (1.2 Million Tires a Year) At Kosmos Cement Company

The Louisville Metro Planning Commission
514 West Liberty Street
Old Jail Building
Thursday, August 5, 2010
1:00 PM
(Held downtown in the middle of a workday)

Hawkins opposes burning tires at Kosmos!

If a permit is issued, Kosmos Cement Company can begin burning tires.  The plant is seeking a Conditional Use Permit by the Planning Commission that will allow tire burning.  This matter will not go before the Metro Council for a vote.

Councilman Doug Hawkins is on record opposing this conditional use permit!

“South Louisville already has an alarmingly high rate of cancer, these emissions will have a negative effect on our air quality,” says Councilman Hawkins.  “My concerns for public safety have not been met and I believe burning tires will endanger the entire community.”

Councilman Hawkins also questions whether or not adequate safety measures have been taken to protect our waterways from being contaminated in the process.

Kosmos Cement Company is located at 15301 Dixie Highway, in Metro Council District 14.

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