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Planning for concrete plant at MacKay/Gate City Blvd began in Sept 2024
Read more: Planning for concrete plant at MacKay/Gate City Blvd began in Sept 2024This morning I received some information about the 17-acre contaminated site at Mackay Road and Gate City Blvd. – a Brownfield site that got NCDEQ approval for redevelopment as a concrete plant with a railroad/trucking distribution facility and storage silos. his morning I received some information about the 17-acre contaminated site at Mackay Road and…
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Concrete/cement company buys 17-acre site at McKay & Gate City Blvd near Adams Farm
Read more: Concrete/cement company buys 17-acre site at McKay & Gate City Blvd near Adams FarmOn January 9, 2026, a subsidiary of Pennsylvania-based Silvi Concrete purchased Lester Properties’ 17.62-acre Brownfield site at MacKay Road and Gate City Blvd. The site is addressed as One Metals Drive, Greensboro, but it is zoned in the Jamestown ETJ between Fox Hollow/Adams Farm and the commercial strips along Gate City Blvd and Mackay Road…
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Part 2: Illegal burning & land-clearing ends development plans for 1202 Guilford College Rd
Read more: Part 2: Illegal burning & land-clearing ends development plans for 1202 Guilford College RdFEBRUARY 8, 2026: Violations for illegal burning, land clearing and failure to conduct a required environmental assessment have resulted in a termination of the owner’s Brownfield application for redevelopment of the property at 1202 Guilford College Road in Jamestown. Correspondence from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is below (click to enlarge image): [Link…
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5009 MACKAY RD is on GSO zoning agenda for multi-family residential
Read more: 5009 MACKAY RD is on GSO zoning agenda for multi-family residential[NOTE: This is adjacent to the 17+ acre contaminated Brownfield site purchased by a Pennsylvania Concrete company that plans to build a concrete plant and trucking/train transport facility on the site]. TONIGHT, MONDAY, August 18, 2025, the Greensboro Zoning Commission will hear a request to rezone 5009 Mackay Road – which sits in the middle…
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NCDEQ finds Teknor Apex noncompliant, PFAS in discharge
Read more: NCDEQ finds Teknor Apex noncompliant, PFAS in dischargeTeknor Apex is a manufacturer of PVC and vinyl materials that sits in the middle of Jamestown between Deep River and Hood Container. Formerly known as “Viking Polymers,” a tributary next to the building flows to Deep River. In September 2024, testing by the City of High Point showed PFAS in Teknor Apex’s pretreated wastewater:…
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KERSEY VALLEY LANDFILL: 1,4-Dioxane AIR emissions up 1,159%; October 2024 fire burned 5 tons; NO PFAS testing
Read more: KERSEY VALLEY LANDFILL: 1,4-Dioxane AIR emissions up 1,159%; October 2024 fire burned 5 tons; NO PFAS testingHigh Point, North Carolina-owned Kersey Valley Landfill’s recent emissions report reveals significant increases in hazardous pollutants, notably a staggering 1,159% rise in 1,4 DIOXANE emissions from 2023 to 2024. The landfill also released substantial VOCs, raising concerns about air quality in nearby Jamestown. Furthermore, violations were noted during inspections of waste screening practices and training…
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Alberdingk Boley spills, air complaint (May 2025)
Read more: Alberdingk Boley spills, air complaint (May 2025)UPDATE JULY 20 2025: The 20-month-old Freedom of Information Act request to the NC DEQ is still unanswered – this is the request for details about a wastewater spill into Bull Run by polyurethane and acrylics manufacturer Alberdingk Boley on Nov 8, 2023 near the Fox Hollow/Adams Farm community. Several air emission complaints have…
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