In a nutshell, here's Move the Gas Plant's reaction to Lee County's new resolution, passed in February, 2025 :
“The resolution passed by the commissioners is not as direct or focused in its conclusion as we preferred. However, we do think it conveys support by the county for our position – that the gas plant does not belong in our community and that there may be other feasible, suitable and less damaging locations for that facility.”
JUNE 2025 update:
The Lee County resolution was passed prior to MTGP's legal and technical expert review of the draft permit TCEQ has proposed to issue to SLE. Both reviews revealed serious deficiencies and issues with the SLE project, wherever it might be built. MTGP has always preferred siting the plant on the old Alcoa industrial site near Rockdale, while the Commissioners want the tax revenue from a less-populated Lee County site.
Our current view is that the draft permit should not be issued, and we would not object to this gas plant not being built at all. If and when those deficiencies and issues are resolved, and the plant is going to be built, then it should be at a site where it does the least damage to human health and the environment. Thus, MTGP still prefers the old Alcoa industrial site.
See our NEWS page for more details, and the RESOURCES page for the resolution as adopted, plus local media reports and an April 3, 2025 Houston Chronicle story on MTGP.
SEE BELOW SLE's map of the Blue site showing SURROUNDING RESIDENCES.