Titan meeting with Army Corps to go on as scheduled

The July first meeting between the Army Corps of Engineers and Wilmington City Council members to discuss Titan America’s proposed cement plant will go on as scheduled.

Councilman Jason Thompson requested to have the date changed, but the Corps confirmed today, it will not move the meeting.

An Army Corps of Engineers spokeswoman said, since the meeting was already re-scheduled from mid-June to the July 1 date, to change it again would only create confusion.

The Corps said considering how many people are concerned about the possible cement plant, it doesn’t want to create any more confusion about the date.

It also says it is difficult to find a place to meet to accommodate the large crowd expected to attend.

Councilman Jason Thomas wanted the July 1 date changed because of its proximity to the July 4 holiday.

The meeting is what the Army Corps of Engineers is calling a scoping meeting.

That basically determines public concerns about the potential impacts to the wetlands located near the proposed site in Castle Hayne — a place over which the Army Corps of Engineers has jurisdiction.

The July 1 meeting is just a preliminary meeting.

The Army Corps of Engineers said it hasn’t received a site plan from Titan America or a formal permit application.