My neighbors and I oppose any further expansion at or near Bayport. Although my home was built recently, the surrounding communities were in existence long before any chemical plants were built. Industrial development of this area is supposedly inevitable, but the city of Pasadena is still issuing residential building permits to unsuspecting home buyers and still collecting on taxes on these homes. I know, it happened to me. Perhaps the city of Pasadena should acknowledge the potential hazards of living in a toxic environment and post health warnings, such as those required on cigarette packages, at the entrances to those communities.
Smoking is probably less of a risk to health than breathing air tainted with toxics.
I guess the public-service announcements regarding inhalant abuse do not include forced inhalants. They would effectively rob the people of Seabrook, La Porte and Shoreacres of what little environmental recreation and bayside beauty exist in this area. Typical of past Houston city thinking, an industrial proposal which could bring more pollution, traffic and other worrisome health problems is ignored to favor the development-oriented council and government entities. But the activists, assisted by Jim Blackburn, are continuing to hold meetings and spread the word. It will take a super effort, but these people firmly believe they can win.