After nearly a year of battle, Union County, South Dakota has voted to change their zoning ordinance to allow for the building of an all new oil refinery. If completed, it would be the first new refinery built in the US since 1976.
The zoning change was voted on by the citizens of Union County and won handily, 58% to 42%. Those supporting the refinery pointed to the 4,500 construction jobs and 1,800 long term jobs that the refinery will provide. However, before you get to excited, I need to tell you that not everyone is excited by the proposal of a refinery:
While conceding defeat, opponents vowed to keep fighting the controversial project on every imaginable front, pressing on with a lawsuit it filed against the county over the zoning procedures and opposing Hyperion as it applies for a bevy of state and federal permits.
If the people of Union County can rise up and vote common sense in over the objection of the greenies, why can’t we get it done at a state or federal level? Think people are fired up about this? Read the comments attached to this article. It’s clear that the opinion is running at least 9 to 1 in favor of the plant with those for being unusually intense about their opinions.
To the State who gave us the disaster known as Tom Daschle we say:
“Well Done. All is forgiven. Lead us to the promised land!”
