Meeting to discuss biomass plant will be held next week

A group of Gulf County citizens will hold a public meeting next week to discuss a biomass plant slated to be built in that county.

The group, called Gulf Citizens for Clean Renewable Energy, is opposed to the plans and is bringing in speakers to discuss the potential negative impacts of the project.

Among the speakers will be Dr. William Sammons, a pediatrician, who will address the health risks associated with such plants.

There will also be local speakers who will talk about other important environmental topics.

Biomass plants use things like dead trees, branches, yard clippings and wood chips as fuel to generate electricity.

A Georgia-based company hopes to construct the 200 million dollar plant on industrially zoned land on the Intracoastal Waterway.

A number of Gulf County residents are in favor of the project especially as a way to bring more employment to Gulf County especially since the closure of the St. Joe Paper mill and the Arizona Chemical plant.

The Gulf County Economic Development Council estimates the plant could have a 15 million dollar a year impact on the area.

If you would like to attend the meeting, it will be held on Wednesday, April 13^th on the second floor of the Capital City Bank in Port St. Joe.

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