Tuesday, April 20, 1999

Treatment plant sites listed

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Cinergy land among 5 choices

BY TERRY FLYNN
The Cincinnati Enquirer

        FORT WRIGHT — Property near Cinergy's East Bend power plant, previously taken out of play as a site for a new Boone County waste treat ment plant, was one of five potential sites identified Monday by Sanitation District No. 1.

        The five sites, all near the Ohio River in the county's western fringe, should attract a large crowd for a public hearing April 27. The district wants input from the public before making a decision where to build the plant.

        The five proposed sites, selected from a larger list by district staff and board members, are:

        • Site 7 — 350 acres of industrial property off Elijah's Creek Road north of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, owned by Charles Shore.

        • Site 9B — the Cinergy site at East Bend, approxi mately 150 acres off Ky. 338 near Rabbit Hash.

        • Site 15A — Belleview Sand and Gravel Co., owned by Bill and Mary Rudicill, on Ky. 20 (Belleview Road) south of Petersburg.

        • Site 15B — 8496 East Bend Road, the Boelscher-Daniels families property.

        • Site 19 — north of Interstate 275 off the Petersburg (Ky. 20) exit near Garrison Creek, also the site of a proposed Martin-Marietta underground limestone mine.

        “We have always felt the Cinergy site was one of the best, and although Cinergy pulled out of negotiations, we still believe it is a very viable location which would impact the fewest number of residents,” sanitation district Chairman Rick Kennedy said.

        The sanitation district had been working with Cinergy officials for several months to obtain the necessary portion of the East Bend property, which sits just off the river.

        But some strong negative reaction from county residents, including E.W. Scripps

        President and Chief Executive William Burleigh, who lives in Rabbit Hash, resulted in Cinergy's halting negotiations with the sanitation district in February and announcing it would not sell the property.

        “I'm sure that the site locations on our list will bring a big crowd to the public hearing,” Mr. Kennedy said. “That's what we want. We want the public to tell us what they like and don't like about the proposed sites.”

        He said the sanitation district has not had any additional meetings with Cinergy officials since the negotia tions were stopped about two months ago.

        The Boone County treatment plant is needed, according to district officials, because a study showed that some other Northern Kentucky treatment facilities were nearing capacity. Plants are planned for both Boone and Campbell counties, but Boone County's growth and capacity problems made it the logical site for the first new plant.

        Jeff Eger, sanitation district general manager, said Monday the district made the five selections based on some initial criteria including:

        • Fairly level ground.

        • Ready accessibility to the Ohio River.

        • Where possible, being able to deal with a minimum number of property owners.

        • Sites that have the least amount of impact on the public.

        “We have placed no preference on any of the five sites,” Mr. Eger said. “The (district) board will make a decision on the site after the April 27 meeting, but there is no time frame for that decision. A lot will depend on the comments we receive.”

        At the April 27 public hearing, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Airport on Mineola Pike off I-275, sanitation district officials will record all public comment and determine whether there is a need to review any of the locations.

        In addition to the public meeting, residents can also comment on the sites until April 30 by calling the sanitation district at 578-7463; faxing written comments to 331-2436; or mailing comments to Sanitation District No. 1, 1045 Eaton Drive, Covington 41017 — Attention Boone County Sites.

       

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