**NEW LOCATION** Join Rep. Young in Standing With Community in Opposition to Proposed Asphalt Plant

*NEW LOCATION*

Join Rep. Young in Standing With Community in Opposition to Proposed Asphalt Plant

Who:

• State Rep. Stephanie A. Young (D-Detroit)
• State Rep. Karen Whitsett (D-Detroit)
• Police Commissioner Bryan Ferguson (Detroit D1)
• Larissa Richardson, president of the Grandmont Community Association
• Emma Leaphart with Sierra Club and Rosedale Park resident
• Margaret Weber with Zero Waste Detroit and Rosedale Park resident
• Residents from the Grandmont Rosedale communities and more.

What: Rep. Stephanie A. Young, other elected officials, community leaders and residents are hosting a press conference to voice opposition for a proposed asphalt plant in the community ahead of ASI JBE Holdings LLC’s hearing with the Board of Zoning Appeals. The original request to establish an asphalt mixing facility in close proximity to Grandmont Rosedale neighborhoods was denied due to community pushback last December.

Where: NEW LOCATION Macedonia Baptist Church, 14221 Southfield Freeway in Detroit across the street from Rosemont Acacia Park

When: Monday, Feb. 14, at noon