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The Port Pressuring Chemical Company to Sell 226 Acres

HOUSTON-The Port of Houston Authority says eminent domain may be necessary to gain control of 226 acres to accommodate a truck entrance for the proposed Bayport Terminal. The chemical company American Acryl owns the property.

By Cheryl Laird | Updated on November 06, 2000

HOUSTON-Hungry for more land for its proposed Bayport Terminal, the Port of Houston Authority is trying to buy 226 acres from a chemical company called American Acryl. There is just one problem. American Acryl says it doesn’t want to sell.

The Port wants the land to relocate the truck entrance of the proposed terminal. Nearby residents claim the original location is too dangerous for motorists. The entrance originally had been planned for the intersection of Toddville and Port Roads. Now, the Port wants to move the entrance to a “flyover” exit ramp from Texas 146, crossing over Old Highway 146.

New storm water runoff rules that are expected soon will mean the Port must build larger retention ponds. To have enough room for those ponds, the Port says it needs to buy land from American Acryl.

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