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Learn about refinery expansion plans at workshops
| Wednesday, Aug 27 2008 11:39 AM
Last Updated: Wednesday, Aug 27 2008 11:56 AM
Three public workshops have been scheduled to provide information on the proposed Big West of California refinery expansion.
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The workshops are scheduled for:
• 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Discovery Elementary School, 7500 Vaquero Ave.
• 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 9 at Caroline Harris Elementary School, 4110 Garnsey Lane.
• 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 16 at Columbia Elementary School, 703 Mondavi Way.
The meetings are designed to get community input on the project, according to a notice released Wednesday by the Kern County Planning Department.
Big West has applied for a conditional-use permit and zone variance to build a $700 million expansion to boost gasoline and diesel output at the facility. A revised environmental impact report on the expansion was made public in late June and will go before the county Planning Commission on Sept. 25.
It will then be forwarded to the Kern County Board of Supervisors for final approval.
While the period for accepting written comments on the report has ended, the county planning department will continue to accept them up until the Board of Supervisors' vote.
However, only those received by Sept. 9 will be considered in the planning department’s recommendation on the project.