WENA Meets with Owens Corning

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Board meets with Owens Corning over proposed Foam Insulation plant

Board members Kris Freiermuth (WENA Chair), and Lee Dayfield (WENA Chair Land-Use), met Friday October 26, 2007 with Kimberly Howard (General Manager) Owens Corning Foam Insulation Division to discuss the proposed Owens Corning’s Foam Insulation plant located at 18456 NE Wilkes Road, Gresham Oregon; in the industrial park at NE 181st Ave and I-84.

Ms. Howard was most candid about the new proposed plan; addressing all of the Board members questions & concerns, along with issue submitted by neighborhood residents.

Owens Corning has provided the following documents pertaining to the project:

Ms Howard also provided hard-copies of these documents for anyone unable to download the above .PDF files.

In addition to the above documents, Owens Corning also provided this link to their sustainability report.

We hope anyone with questions or concerns about Owens Corning’s proposed Foam Insulation plant in Gresham avail themselves of these materials.

Please feel free to contact your WENA Board members with your questions & concerns.

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