Residents on Silver Creek Road may soon rest easier at night as the permits for a controversial proposal for a nearby landfill/recycling center faces cancelation by the Texas Legislature.
Previously, area residents protested a BAP Kennor Landfill LLC registration application for a demolition waste materials recycling facility at the site. During a Dec. 5, 2023, public meeting at Brewer High School, residents and local politicians spoke out against the proposed project due to health, environmental and infrastructure concerns.
The permit was originally filed in 1980 and BAP Kennor hoped to transfer the existing application into its name. In the spring of 2024, the company withdrew its application, but the original permit remained active. Current law could hypothetically allow another landfill company to come in and again attempt to transfer the permit into its name. Texas District 99 Rep. Charlie Geren authored House Bill 3071 canceling the landfill permit for 3411 Silver Creek Road at the site of a current sand and gravel pit in February of this year. A version of the bill was handily approved by the Texas House of Representatives May 8 and has been received by the Texas Senate. The bill was referred to the Senate’s Natural Resources Committee the next day and it was left pending in committee May 14.
