Now California Republicans say, no, it's not a public nuisance, it's an economic boon to the area.
Um … can't it be both? I mean, nobody's questioning that the plant provides jobs and tax revenue. The question is, is that worth people not in the factory but living nearby suffering significant discomfort (at the very least)? That doesn't strike me as "excessive government interference," but exactly what the government is there to do.
Not surprising, Texas — a state with a uniformly wretched environmental record — has expressed an interest in having Huy Fong move there. Texas never met a revenue-producing effluent it didn't like. Stick the plant next to a big petrochem refinery down in Galveston and you probably won't have anyone complaining, right?
California GOP Will ‘Stand with Sriracha’ Against Big Government
Earlier this month, the city of Irwindale, California ruled that the Huy Fong Foods Sriracha factory in town is a public nuisance. Now, California Republicans are pledging to “Stand with Sriracha” against Big Government.
The rest of the story is that the factory only has problems (irritation, etc.) when they process the peppers. They are source locally and processed the same day they are picked. This takes place for a very short growing season. The rest of the time – no smell. The city wants them to somehow filter the fumes – an expense they do not seem to be willing to go with. Must be come solution, one would think.
That would be “some” solution.
From what I’ve read, some solutions have been offered, but the plant owners have not been willing to incur the cost of doing them.
Will they stand with Exide Battery in Vernon also? Exide sent out 120 layoff notices out today.