County leaders have sent Sun Coast Resources back to negotiate with neighbors over a plan to put six 20,000-gallon gasoline-holding tanks on the company’s property on Johnny Morris Road. Neighbors, who still remember the Springdale tank farm fiasco, are not satisfied with the company’s assurances the tanks are safer than most gas stations. A community meeting has been scheduled on July 18, with the goal of putting the item back on the county agenda on July 24.

This article appears in July 6 • 2007.

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