Port Arthur residents balking at Valero’s proposed parkland near refinery

Valero Energy Corp.’s offer to build new parkland in Port Arthur, Texas in lieu of paying a $200,000 fine for a September 2013 emissions leak is being met with some resistance from local residents, the Beaumont Enterprise reported Monday.

San Antonio-based Valero (NYSE: VLO) is envisioning a new park near its 310,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Port Arthur with shade trees, fruit trees, a children’s play area and a vegetable garden. More than 800 people work at the refinery.

Valero made the…