Company abandons asphalt plant proposal near Renton after community opposition

Lakeside Industries reached a compromise agreement with King County and local environmental activists to construct a warehouse on the property.

KING COUNTY, Wash. — After eight years of community opposition, Lakeside Industries has abandoned its proposal to build an asphalt plant near the Cedar River and instead reached a compromise agreement with King County and local environmental activists to construct a warehouse on the property.

The deal was announced on Thursday, marking the end of a battle that began when the company first selected the site more than eight years ago. The proposed industrial facility had faced fierce resistance from the “Save the Cedar River” organization

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