DeSoto rejected a plan to regulate developers’ tree removal, but activists have started a petition
Mayor Rachel Proctor voted against changing an ordinance because of concerns that it could hinder development in the city.
DeSoto resident Kelly Wittmann provided this photo and others to the city council in 2019 showing what she referred to as a tree cemetery near the intersection of South Cockrell Hill and West Wintergreen roads. Residents spent months advocating for the tree preservation ordinance the council rejected in March 2021.(Kelly Wittmann / Courtesy)
The DeSoto City Council recently voted not to enact an ordinance regulating tree removal, but residents aren’t giving up.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: El Paso border crossing looks to rebound in 2021; logistics firm expands with Dallas shipping hub; Suddath acquires Texas-based Daryl Flood Inc.; and $2 million of meth hidden in shipment of rugs.
Deal Ticker: Yokohama Tire Corporation Expands Distribution Network in DFW
Plus: Richardson s Office of Strategic Initiatives is moving into the city s innovative quarter; Gulf Relay leases massive South Dallas industrial space, and more.
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Yokohama Tire Corporation will expand its distribution network in the U.S. at Intermodal III Industrial Park. Duke Realty Corporation’s Dallas office secured a long-term lease for the company for the 431,630-square-foot facility in Wilmer, about 15 miles southeast of Dallas. This will be Yokohama’s fourth location centrally located to meet its customers’ needs in the Southwest.
Logistics firm grows with DeSoto shipping hub
Gulf Relay takes southern Dallas County distribution building to expand operations.
Gulf Relay is leasing the Crossroads Trade Center 1 building in DeSoto.(Cushman & Wakefield )
A Mississippi-based logistics company is expanding its local footprint with a new location in southern Dallas County.
Gulf Relay, a third-party logistics provider which has a facility in Coppell, is taking a big block of warehouse space in DeSoto.
Gulf Relay is leasing more than 350,000 square feet of distribution space at the Crossroads Trade Center 1 at 1221 E Centre Park Blvd in DeSoto.
The new location will more than double the company’s North Texas shipping facilities.
Allegany County Solid Waste fees increasing in 2021
The Evening Tribune
BELMONT The Allegany County Board of Legislators closed the book on 2020 Monday, passing around 20 resolutions to end the year.
Among them, the board passed updated fees for users of the Allegany County Solid Waste System effective Jan. 1. Rates were increased across the board for 2021 as Allegany County aligns fees closer to those established at neighboring counties.
Rate increases
Replacement Tag for Lost/Stolen Tag $100 to $125
Passenger tires up to 19” $2.50 to $4
Tires up to 24” $200/ton to $250/ton
Freon Containing Appliances (landfill only) $10 to $15
Construction & Demolition Debris To Be Included in Per Ton Fee