Vincent urges state to move on batchers

Vincent urges state to move on batchers

THE City of Vincent has again called on the Cook government to compulsorily acquire the land currently being used by two long-standing and controversial concrete batching plants in Claisebrook. The plants, operated by Holcim and Heidelberg Materials (formerly Hanson), have occupied 71 Edward Street and 120 Claisebrook Road for more than 35 years — but pressure to move them has been mounting for well over a decade as the City says they’re blockin…