(WSBT) A massive plant fire in Elkhart County sparked neighbor concerns about safety.

On Saturday, those neighbors will meet to discuss the future of the controversial recycling plant.

That fire started at the VIM Recycling plant one month ago. One person died and another was seriously hurt.

The company plans to rebuild after the fire, but neighbors want to see it close forever.

Neighbors who live near the VIM Recycling plant are organizing the community meeting. State and local officials are scheduled to be on hand to listen.

It's set up to allow nearby homeowners to discuss their concerns about the plant following the recent fire. They'd like to see the recycling plant moved — preferably somewhere out in the county.

"We don't need this out here,” said Jerry Hart, who lives by the plant. “So it’s my hope that we get enough people there that they will pay attention to our wishes — the ones that live out here — and deny him his permits to do this."

It is their hope that many of the 700 people so far who have signed the petition against allowing the company to remain at the site will be in attendance at the Saturday meeting.

"So we're just hoping that everybody will back us and we can hopefully get him moved and a whole bunch of people will show and support us,” Brandy Trosper told WSBT News.

Tom Holt, VIM company spokesman, plans to be at that meeting.

"These are people, our neighbors, and we want to hear what they have to say and the reasons that they are concerned about our operation,” Holt said. “We are just really hoping to listen, be good neighbors, and come up with an amicable resolution so we all can exist."

"Everybody needs to be able to be heard,” said James Trosper, who organized the meeting. “It's just not a one-sided deal. He should be able to speak his mind also but the community also needs to be able to talk their mind and not be cut off."

That public meeting is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at Jimtown North Elementary, starting at 2 p.m. Organizers expect around 100 neighbors to show up.