Monroe, Ga. Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online.
Opposition groups called for a boycott of the Rivian Automotive Project after protesters ousted Morgan County officials and zoning officials. The factory was announced in December by the company and by Georgian Governor Brian Camp, the largest single industrial project in government history.
Last year, Irvin Electric Vehicle, California, announced that it would build the 2,000-acre (809-hectare) site on Interstate 20, 45 miles (72 km) east of Atlanta in the Morgan and Walton counties. To produce up to 400,000 vehicles per year. Rivian, who has a plant in Normal, Illinois, said he hopes to break ground this winter and start producing in 2024.
According to local media reports, the State Panel, headed by John Eunis, the State Department’s Deputy Director of Environmental Protection, did not receive much support from the anti-Athens Technical College in Monroe. The factory is facing opposition from locals who say it will ruin their rural lives.
Residents criticized the meeting as hypocritical, saying it was impossible to comment on the lack of plant design, adding that the region was only working to build the factory.
“I was sitting at home and my buyer was on TV and I saw Rivian, a 2,000-acre plant coming to Rootlege, Georgia, and it was over,” said Pam Jones.
Many speakers on Monday expressed concern about well water pollution, light pollution, and the loss of wildlife and farmland to severe industrial disruption.
“Revian and Gove to explain why it sits next to the Rivian table and why this environmental project and how dangerous it is,” said Edwin Snyl of Ocon County.
Rivian’s executive attended a video conference but did not speak during the hearing.
A spokeswoman for Rivian said: “The company is committed to mobilizing resources and finalizing its plans and” sharing the details of its plans for the site once it meets our high design and environmental standards. “
The factory is a hotbed of controversy in the Republican presidential election, with former US Senator David Perdu attacking Campus without the support of neighbors.
He said he did not know when UNICEF would issue the environmental permits required to build the facility. He said the division would give public opinion on the licenses. Monday’s meeting is the first of four planned for the Space Design and Environmental Protection Committee. The state has scheduled four meetings each with three other committees to investigate quality of life, labor, and local business issues.
