Hardin County Commissioners Court will conduct a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 11, to consider a tax abatement for a recycling company near Silsbee. The meeting will be held at the Hardin County Courthouse in Kountze.
According to County Judge Wayne McDaniel, during the public hearing, the court will receive comments from Hardin County citizens and businesses on the consideration of a tax abatement agreement for ACE Green Recycling, located at 735 FM 92, Silsbee, on property taxes associated with personal property investments in machinery and equipment. The location, more than 50,000 square feet, is the site of the former Louisiana-Pacific mill.
After the public hearing, commissioners will consider a tax abatement agreement for the company at a future date.
The public hearing noted that ACE Green Recycling, which is considering the development of a battery recycling facility, has applied for the abatement and will lease…


