Crematorium foes speak up at hearing
By RYAN ANDERSON
Journal Staff
Dogs may be mans best friend, but the thought of Fido’s final resting place being located in their backyards has some Friendswood and Pearland residents a little hot under the collar.
Around 400 residents voiced their concerns over a proposed pet crematorium at a public hearing Thursday night at Rustic Oaks Elementary in Pearland.
The meeting was held in I response to an application for a Texas Natural Resource and Conservation Commission Air Pollution Permit filed by Crespo Family Services to build All God’s Creatures Pet Cremation Center and Memorial Gardens on County Road 127 near Clover Field and the Friendswood/Pearland border.
Representatives of the TNRCC and Crespo Family Services were on hand to address residents’ concerns over the proposed facility.
The multi-stage development will include a library and training facility for families and veternarians, a Court of Honor for service animals who have died, picnic pavillions, nature trails, land for horse burial and a
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