Kerrville approves resolution asking for review of rock crushing plant near manufacturing plants

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The Kerrville City Council unanimously approved a resolution that notes its opposition to a rock and concrete operation that would be sited near three of the city's most important manufacturing operations.

The proposed rock crushing would be located just south of Texas 27 and Al Mooney Road near the Kerrville-Kerr County Airport. It's also outside of the city limits and the only action the city can take is voicing its opposition to the plan. 

What the resolution specified is that the city wants the plan to be more thoroughly reviewed.  

Kerrville City Manager Mark McDaniel told the City Council that the city isn't exactly sure what impact the project would have on the air quality in the area, where manufacturers James Avery Artisan Jewelry, Fox Tank Company and the future site of Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing. 

"We’ve got an area out there that’s very important to us," Kerrville Mayor Bill Blackburn said. "It creates some problems, especially for manufacturing. I really applaud this resolution." 


McDaniel said there have already been some legal discussions about the potential impact, but Councilman Gary Cochrane said the city's hands are practically tied about the project because it lies outside of the city limit. 





McDaniel's counter was that the resolution provides the city to take a deeper inspection of how the rock crushing dust will impact those businesses, especially Killdeer, which makes sensitive aerospace electronics. Fox Tank Company makes containment tanks for oil field operations, and those tanks are painted at its facility. 


Just how the rock crushing will impact those businesses, all within the city limits is something that the council isn't sure about. 


"My only concern is I don’t really know what that operation entails," Councilwoman Kim Clarkson said. "I don't want to oppose something that I really don’t understand. I will repeat I’m in favor of clean industry but I want to be very careful about property rights."


McDaniel said adopting a resolution raising concerns, along with taking their concern to state elected officials, is a key way of possibly coming to an agreement about the project with West Texas Aggregate — a Midland-based company, which is working the site. 


As part of a slate of legislative objectives that the city will send to Kerr County's state representatives, who are about to head to Austin for the 2021 legislative session, to see if there is anything that can be done with rock crushing operations. 

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