1987/05/13 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

1i 1 14 199 III May 13,1987 erry Brewer of 5005 Elm poke SnPevor of lattSnq the m111 continue v opexatt on. He saitl none o9 M1is neighbors have conplalned. I�� Linda McKinney, 5130 Elm St., complained that a lot of black smoke came out of the machinery at the mill. He also had a pipe coming out of the mill that blew out sawdust which made it impossible for I��I her family to eat out on the patio as the sawdust settled o everything. She said they worked long hours, sometimes starting at and sometimes working as late as to p.m. This year they worked al,day Easter and Mother's Gay. Whit eP 422 51st St.W. saitl he had mov d 1 h1 home Sn 191;6. h Zs, r of 1977 the mill started and Mx.Swim knew it we I 1 t pxoper=Um nod when he bought It so.he should,not have b allowed to n so long. eon Terry White of 422 51st St.W said she and her husband are employed =1 where they do shift work. She said the noise from the mill and the traffic to the mill makes It very hard on them. Councilman Marrow asked what would happen Lf the council adopted the esolutton and Mr.I1 ...tent Ftterney .said the city would go back to court and lift the stay and he would be required to shut I^k' down immediately. IP the resolution is not adopted, he could continue to operate Illegally as he Is doing •I. President Gipson asked about the sunset 1 nd Mr.Iles said the 1 court locked into all of this and.there is no sunset clause on ii Councilman LangLangus objected lost g down h business N I President Gipson said he wouldnot want this type 4 operation in 1 his neighborhood and couldnot pp having it 1 e other f t.1,; neighborhood and it violation of a city code so it should be sent beck to court. d Moved by Councilmen Pope,seconded by Councilman Stephenson to close 4 .' the public hearl ng. ti L 11I Mr.Swimm said the neighbors threw big rocks intohis road into the mill and some of them threw garbage ov r the Pence onto his property because they didn't want the ill there. wf President Gipson explained the matter before the council was that {s his mill was in violation f a city code. He should address that issue,not the problemsM1 having with his neighbors. �' y0y Nr. Swimm then said in coming Eo the meeting he had the right to t, rebut anything that was saidin this meeting and should be allowed to speak on anything that was in the record. 11 !� Councilman Morrow said itwa s matter of the council's t1 responsibility to fall h city law and vote on the code w. violation,not on Mx.Swimm personally. Mr.Swimm said he believed there must be some way to address this so pe could continue operation til he retired. . President Gipson asked If anyone!Seth..wished to speak under this it Public hearing and no one replied.