Residents oppose IMTT’s rezoning request, question its intended use [Video]

People in St. Charles parish say they don’t want a liquid storage facility to rezone in their backyards. On Wednesday, IMTT held a public meeting to answer questions from residents in hopes of clearing up concerns they may have about the rezoning application and its intended use. Kayla Dantin lives in Davis Heights, a subdivision near an IMTT-owned property and questions why the company wants to rezone part of 600 acres.”They haven’t taken anything into consideration. Infrastructure, our safety, nothing,” said Dantin.IMTT is a bulk liquid storage company that houses chemicals including oils, renewable fuels and petroleum products. According to the company, they acquired the land in 2023 without any specific projects in mind. “They say they don’t have any plans then why are they asking to do it at this moment,” said Davis Heights resident Wes McCall.The company’s Chief Financial Officer, Matthew Rosenboom said, the rezoning would change the …