By Alec Keller

Jeff Oestreich spoke to Ada Council on July 7 on behalf of Configure Brands regarding a project in the preliminary stages. With the recent acquisition of Associated Plastics Corporation by Configure Brands, production has increased substantially, according to Oestreich. The company anticipates using 100-150,000 pounds of materials a day, which equates to about 14-15 semi-trailers of materials.

Therefore, the company is considering a rail spur and has had preliminary meetings with the mayor. Oestreich plans to meet with the Ada Community Improvement Corporation (C.I.C) on July 15. Oestreich will potentially return with a proposal to vacate a section of Eric Wolber Drive on the south side of the facility where the rail spur would connect with train tracks.

“That section of road is used 99.9% by the semis that are delivering goods and material to us now,” Oestreich said. “There really is no public traffic through there whatsoever.”

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