Bordeau Metals has been ordered to cease operations immediately pending the outcome of a lawsuit.
Residents in a nearby neighborhood filed a suit in April claiming that the noise that comes from the recycling plant is “deafening”.
U.S. District Court Judge William M. Ray II said that the plant was created to recycle metals from Georgia Power’s Plant Hammond but has since changed directions and now uses the property to “purchase and recycle metals from anyone willing to sell to them”.
The move comes after local attorneys John Husser and Robert Finell filed an injunction following complaints from residents of The Trail, which borders the recycling center’s property.
Numerous residents testified that they are losing sleep because of the noise that occurs Monday through Saturday starting around 6:30 and continuing until sometimes 7 pm.
Bordeau Metals CEO Brad Bordeau testified in April that he invested approximately $6 million in the site which he personally guaranteed. The consequences of shutting down the site would be devastating to him professionally and cause him to file for bankruptcy.
Judge Ray told Bordeau that much of the equipment could be moved to another location.
RNT contributed to this story.
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Bordeau Metals has filed a $28 million lawsuit against Floyd County following the termination of their contract for decommissioning Plant Hammond.
The suit filed late last week claims that representatives of Floyd County, specially County Manger Jamie McCord, pressured Georgia Power into cancelling the contract.
The company said that they lost close to $20 million from the processing and resale of scrap metal from the plant. They also spent $6 million on equipment for the project.
Bordeau added that an estimated $1,500,000 was spent to prepare the south Floyd County property for the job. That included clearing, grading, installation of office and other equipment.
“(The) defendants interfered with (Bordeau’s) contractual relationship with Brandenburg by taking wrongful actions or omissions which culminated in the termination of Bordeau’s Brandenburg contract,” the lawsuit states.
After the contract was cancelled Bordeau moved on to recycling scrap from anyone.
However, the property purchase came with a deed restriction that Bordeau was ONLY allowed to process metals taken from Plant Hammond. The plan was for Bordeau to cease operations once Plant Hammond was completely decommissioned and then sell the property to another industry.
Bordeau Metals, however, has had other plans for their operations. Last week they held a ribbon cutting with free giveaways for their operations that opens recycling up for anyone. Residents of The Trail, located behind the scrap yard, reported loud noises from sun-up to sun-down six days a week. Bordeau has said that the company is within its rights to conduct business and are within their zone restrictions.
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After a plea from residents of the Cumberland Trail Subdivision amongst Booze Mountain, Bordeau Metals confirmed this week that their contract to recycle large pieces of metal from Plant Hammond has been terminated.
Bordeau Metals founder and CEO Brad Bordeau said, “Because of the neighbors and the county talking to Georgia Power we have lost that contract….We were not moved, our contract was terminated.”
A statement from a Georgia Power spokesman said the utility had directed the contractor to stop sending materials to Bordeau on February 3.
Bordeau added that if the Rome Floyd County Development Authority doesn’t re-purchase the 18 acre tract, he’d ensure it was turned into a permanent metal scrap yard.
The company purchased the property from the development authority for $25,000 an acre.
For previous story about the recycling plant read linked story below.
