A project that will see the construction of a $25 million environmental services center in El Paso is moving forward with the purchase of the land needed to build the facility.
Members of the El Paso City Council have given their approval to a proposal calling for the $8.9 million purchase of a currently vacant 24-acre site on the east side of the city.
That site, near the intersection of Joe Battle Boulevard and Pellicano Drive, has been owned for the last three decades by the El Paso-based company Samaniego Joint Venture.
The new modern facility will belong to the city’s Environmental Services Department, which is tasked with garbage collection and landfill operations, among other services.
According to plans, the site for the new building will feature a citizen collection center, fueling center, aggregate stockpile area, and heavy equipment fleet service center with a lube shop and tire shop. The main building on the property will include a gymnasium for city employees.
The next step in the project will see inspectors for the city looking over the property sometime between now and mid-January. According to city documents, the site in the past been illegally used for the dumping of trash, construction materials, and tires.
Once that review process is completed, a period of 15 days must elapse before the sale is officially finalized.
By Garry Boulard
