The Silverton City Council has finalized its approval of an application that would allow Quikrete to establish a concrete packaging plant in town.

The application had tentatively been approved at the Oct. 6 council meeting by a majority vote, but under revised conditions. Stricter noise, air and drainage standards were imposed.

On Monday, a motion to adopt the resolution (that includes the revised conditions) passed 4-2, with council members Stu Rasmussen and Kyle Palmer in opposition. Council member Sherry Hoefel did not attend the meeting.

In the process, the council also decided to eliminate two of the 31 the conditions — one that would require enclosure of equipment and another that deals with nighttime noise and hours of operation — that had previously been set.

Tiffany Sharrar with Webb Lake Homeowner's Association — one of three appellant parties that spoke at the previous meeting — said she was unaware that any further discussion would take place and would have liked to have her attorney present.

City Manager Bryan Cosgrove explained that the public hearing is over and that once the application goes to the city council, the council has full discretion.

"They are the final decision maker in the process," Cosgrove said.

Rasmussen said he still thinks the application should be remanded back to the planning commission. But Cosgrove said there is not enough time to do that. The city has a 120-day window to navigate the appeal process.

"Once they submit an application we have 30 days to review it and deem it complete," Cosgrove said. "And then the clock starts ticking we have 120 days to allow for all local appeals to be exhausted and we are right up against that."

Because the resolution passed, a notice of decision will be mailed out within the next few days. Outgoing Community Development and Planning Director Linda Sarnoff said from that date opponents would have 21 days to file an appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). She said the city will mail out information about how to appeal the decision to anyone who participated in the hearing.

Calls placed to Quikrete officials were not returned as of press time. Associate Planner Jason Gottgetreu said he has not heard anything from the company since the October meeting.

Quikrete plans to locate in the former Redman Housing (also known as Champion Homes of Oregon) facility at 1204 Mill St., where it would package dry concrete and mortar mixes.

It plans to use the main existing building on the property to house its production site and then construct silos, an elevator and an outdoor storage facility.

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