Lead Free Frisco

Both agencies (EPA and TCEQ) must approve all the work that Exide does at the Frisco site, company officials said. The city has no official role in that process. Yet Frisco says it is putting in a lot of work to ensure the cleanup is done right. That includes producing its own detailed cost estimates […]

CORRECTION This story was originally reported in October, 2013 CBS 11 – DALLAS/FORT WORTH

Local TV station Channel 8 (WFAA) reported on the flared tempers at the Feb. 6 public meeting hosted by Exide. See story at wfaa.com As reported by Jobin Panicker FRISCO — Exide Technology’s lead smelters may have cooled, but tempers haven’t. Neighbors of the recently-closed Frisco facility are furious with a plan to have Exide remove […]

Local TV station Channel 11 (CBS) reported on the Feb. 6 public meeting hosted by Exide where Frisco residents turned up the heat on the company concerning the clean up of the lead smelter site. See story at dfw.cbslocal.com As reported by J.D. Miles FRISCO (CBS 11 NEWS) – About 50 Frisco homeowners showed up for a […]

EPA raises concerns about Exide landfill cleanup in Frisco By VALERIE WIGGLESWORTH Staff Writer vwigglesworth@dallasnews.com Published: 05 February 2013 10:35 PM Updated: 05 February 2013 10:35 PM The Environmental Protection Agency has raised concerns about state-approved plans to allow Exide Technologies to treat hazardous waste in its nonhazardous landfill in Frisco. The concerns were outlined […]

It is never easy for a city to balance economic development and public health when the two goals come into conflict. To their credit, Frisco city officials have appropriately done so in the Exide case, giving the priority to public health. Read full editorial DMN_19Jan2012_ToughStanceEditorial.

From dallasnews.com: By VALERIE WIGGLESWORTH FRISCO — Exide Technologies briefed the public Wednesday on its plans to decontaminate and demolish its Frisco lead smelter. During a meeting attended by about three dozen people, Frisco plant manager Dave McKercher offered a tentative schedule and encouraged people to use the company’s website to ask questions, make suggestions […]

Exide’s lead-acid battery plant in Frisco has long been a contentious issue in the city, and Wednesday night’s public meeting regarding the decontamination and demolition of the plant was no exception. See the story at Starlocalnews.com Neither Exide officials nor meeting attendees appeared happy with the outcome of the meeting, which became hostile within the […]

Below is a round-up of news stories regarding the  Nov. 30 closing of the Exide Techologies lead smelter in Frisco: November 30, 2012 Dallas Morning News Exide Technologies shuts down Frisco plant today By Valerie Wigglesworth Exide Technologies will shut down by 11 a.m. today, ending nearly a half century of operations in Frisco. The […]

From the Frisco Enterprise Sale of Exide bonds approved: City council approves bond sale Tuesday By Anthony Tosie, atosie@starlocalnews.com Published: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 3:18 PM CDT The sale of revenue bonds to purchase 180 acres of land currently owned by Exide Technologies was approved at a Frisco City Council meeting on Tuesday. Approval of […]

DOWNLOAD MAYOR’S LETTER TO FRISCO CITIZENS REGARDING AGREEMENT WITH EXIDE   June 6 Green Source DFW Community Groups Make Their Voices Heard in Forcing Exide Plant Closure in Frisco June 5 KERA 90.1 FM Frisco’s Bill to Clean Up Exide – Audio included   June 4 CBS 11 Frisco Council OK’s Deal That Will Shutter […]

Share! Share! Share!   DOWNLOAD AND READ A COPY OF PROPOSED MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT HERE DOWNLOAD AND READ NOTICE OF JUNE 21 PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROJECTS RELATED TO PROPOSED MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Special called meetings of the Frisco City Council, the Frisco Economic Development Corporation (FEDC) and the Frisco Community Development Corporation (FCDC) will be […]

A positive step forward… DOWNLOAD AND READ COPY OF OFFICIAL STATEMENT HERE   June 3 CW33 Frisco City Leaders Prepare to Vote on Agreement to Close Exide Plant   June 1 KERA 90.1 FM Frisco Citizens Applaud Exide Closing (audio included)   D Magazine – Front Burner Retail Wealth Lets City of Frisco Buy Out […]