New Leaf Biofuel says the pipeline would cut down on truck traffic. But residents worry it would give the plant a firmer foothold in their already polluted neighborhood.
Barrio Logan residents are once again saying something smells about a controversial biodiesel plant in their neighborhood, as its operators present new construction plans to the community.
“New Leaf Biofuel has proven itself to be a bad neighbor,” said Nicholas Paul, an air quality advocate with the Environmental Health Coalition. “We do not want this business to … invest in infrastructure that’s going to keep them in the neighborhood for many more years to come.” As of December, New Leaf officials say the company has recycled more than 30 million gallons of cooking oil into biodiesel, avoiding more than 300,000 metric tons of carbon — equivalent to removing 68,000 cars from the road.
New Leaf Biofuel proposes a plan for an underground pipeline linking parts of its facility during the Barrio Logan Community Planning Group’s meeting Wednesday. Once permits are approved, New Leaf officials say construction would last two to three weeks, and per city regulations, the road could be milled and repaved a month later.At last week’s meeting, nearly every seat in the community room was filled as some of the two dozen residents in attendance took turns expressing their concerns about the project.
For about three years, she couldn’t open her windows or use her patio due to the awful smell, and she worried the fumes would lead to health complications for her husband Roberto, who is in remission from bladder cancer. Board members noted that the project is not consistent with the new Barrio Logan community plan, which was unanimously approved by the City Council in December 2021 and is awaitingapproval by the Coastal Commission.
They’ve been alerting the city to abandoned homes the company bought on Newton Avenue to use for employee parking. County assessor records indicate New Leaf purchased the 0.8-acre property in September for $560,000, where two homes sit with overgrown front lawns and boarded-up windows and doors.
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