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A truck leaves the industrial cement property that sits across the street from Porters, one of Gainesville s historically Black neighborhoods. (MacKenzie DiLeo/WUFT News) Home/Environment/Porters Community Residents Are Growing Tired Of Noise And Dust Coming From Neighboring Cement Companies Porters Community Residents Are Growing Tired Of Noise And Dust Coming From Neighboring Cement Companies By MacKenzie DiLeo May 12, 2021 Chris Fillie worries about dusty peppers. Fillie has lived in the Porters Community for 17 years and owns a community garden on Southwest Third Street. There, he grows peppers, tomatoes, parsley and rosemary. While the garden has existed for 15 years and is meant to bring fresh produce and a green space to Porters, Fillie is concerned about the garden’s location near an industrial site. ....