Star Clean Oil, LLC (aka ‘Project Green’) to start development
May 19 2010
By Marilee Johnson
South Platte Sentinel News Editor
The Logan County Commissioners were expected to green light “Project Green” this morning to close a lengthy process in securing an anchor tenant for the new Logan County Industrial Park. After a series of special meetings and executive sessions since Friday, Logan County Planner Jim Neblett said last night “Our negotiating team has spent all day negotiating the final agreement and has completed the task.” Prior to an executive session Tuesday afternoon, Neblett told the Logan County Commissioners “Your requests have been met and all matters have been negotiated.” After reviewing the negotiated document – a development agreement – in the closed-door session the commissioners set a meeting for this morning to formally consider a resolution approving the development agreement.
“Project Green” has been identified as Star Clean Oil LLC according to the resolution, however, the Logan County principal players are bound by a non-disclosure directive from releasing further information about the company/project. Listed in the 2010 “proposed developments” by the Logan County Economic Development Corporation, Project Green” was included as an industrial manufacturer which would provide 50 above-average paying jobs. Neblett said the company will occupy 50 acres in the newly zoned industrial park located east of Sterling on Highway 6.
Star Clean Oil recycles motor oil as a “green” industry.“ Through the efforts of the Board of County Commissioners, the Logan County Economic Development Corporation and others, we will have a great new industry to come to the community as an anchor for our industrial park to provide solid, good paying jobs,” Neblett said. “We’re looking forward to the ground-breaking.” If everything continues as planned, Neblett said construction could start in he spring of 2011, contingent on the company’s funding. Neblett also noted that development agreements are standard for subdivisions, individual industries and commercial property. He said a development agreement is a ovenant attached to the land to ensure a transfer of ownership maintains the same purpose.
The Logan County Industrial Park was recently finalized through an exchange agreement for 100 acres of land from the Colorado Board of Land Commissioners. With the sale of 50 acres to Star Clean Oil, the company will invest their capital to build their plant and rail access.
Commissioner Jim Edwards, who is out-of-town on vacation, joined Chairman Debbie Zwirn and Commissioner Jack McLavey via an Internet video conference system during Tuesday’s discussion and the board was scheduled to again meet this morning (Wednesday) to finalize contracts with the company.
In other County business, the Logan County Planning Commission reviewed three subdivision exemptions and made recommendations for approval of each which included an application by Kenneth Roelle to exempt a 9.88 acre tract from a 320 acre parcel located on the west side of County Road 32 near County Road 78 for the installation of a natural gas line connection and meter site for the East Cheyenne Gas Storage Facility, an application by Loren Johnson and Heidi Johnson to exempt a 5 acre tract from a 112 acre parcel located at 18269 Highway 6, and an application by Matt Johnson to exempt a 10 acre tract from a 160 acre parcel located at 10814 C.R. 63. All three applications for subdivision exemption will be forwarded for formal consideration of the Logan County Commissioners Tuesday.
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