Motion to advance YaREN Ammonia plant dies in Ingleside

Longtime Ingleside resident Beverly Deas said she’s worried the project is sending the wrong message.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A motion to move forward with the controversial YaREN ammonia plant died Tuesday night, halting the project for now.

Many community members showed up at the last meeting, and Tuesday night produced similar results as residents shared strong opinions about the project.

Longtime Ingleside resident Beverly Deas said she’s worried the project is sending the wrong message.

“Ingleside looks completely different than it did ten years ago. I think if they keep letting projects like this in, the people that are from here are going to leave and it’s going to be a work town,” she said.

Mike Culbertson, CEO of the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation, also spoke during public comment. He said the ammonia plant could be an economic game changer.

“These are not just McJobs that you just get out. These have benefits, you can advance, you can retire out of these jobs. You can take vacations, you can buy a house, you can raise a family,” he said.

Culbertson said the ammonia plant would bring 3,000 construction jobs and 200 permanent jobs.