The facility has been forcefully opposed by environmental groups and certain local campaigners. This first phase, including soil testing, could take up to a year to complete, the spokeswoman said.
The permits had not been made available to the public by Tuesday afternoon. The announcement was met with derision by local campaigners.
Environmental activists on Tuesday indicated they would continue to oppose the project, but withheld details of what their next steps would be until the permits were made publicly available. The good news is that we, the people, do not accept this decision. The fight has just begun. It is expected to create 1, new permanent jobs with 8, temporary construction jobs. At the end of last year, in addition to environmental and health concerns, it was revealed that the complex would be built over two suspected slave burial grounds.
The news left residents in the mostly African American neighbourhoods surrounding the sites furious that the information had not been publicly disclosed to them during the application phase of the project.
