The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality hosted its required public hearing for Aluminum Dynamics' proposed Aluminum recycling plant in Benson on Thursday.

The room was filled mostly with people who were against the plant being built in the city.

"We have to realize that this problem, this one issue, is going to ruin our city," one of the speakers said during the meeting.

Officials with the ADEQ were in the room, but could not respond to any of the questions or comments posed by the public. The purpose of the meeting was to allow verbal comments to be officially submitted to the ADEQ. Thursday was the last day for comments to be submitted for this permit.

ADEQ is required to hear from the public during the permitting process. Aluminum Dynamics is seeking an air quality permit.

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