Planned grease facility near elementary school draws concern

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An incoming grease processing facility in Southeast Austin has riled neighbors, who are concerned about the plant’s smells, increased traffic and its proximity to homes and an elementary school.
Liquid Environmental Solutions is finalizing its plans to build a “state-of-the-art” facility on 7005 Burleson Rd., an official with the company said. The processing plant will sit near the edge of Del Valle ISD’s Smith Elementary School and less than a