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Llano City Council backs resolution opposing nearby rock-crushing permit
Summary
After testimony from regional opponents, the Llano City Council unanimously passed Resolution R2025-09 asking the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and other agencies to review a permit for a proposed rock-crushing plant at 3221 FM 3509.
Llano City Council on a voice vote approved Resolution R2025-09 urging the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and other agencies to reconsider a permit for a proposed rock-crushing facility at 3221 FM 3509.
The resolution follows public comments from Wayne Shipley of the Lake Buchanan Communities Alliance, who described potential dust, water use and traffic impacts from the new plant. "They can use up to 1 and a half million gallons per month, which is equivalent to what, 265 families would use in a month," Shipley said, and warned that up to "a hundred trucks a day" would travel to and from the site.
Shipley told the council the proposal is still in the state review process and that TCEQ already "did approve it the first time," but said the project still must clear additional reviews by other agencies. He urged the council to add Llano City's name to a growing list of local governments and civic groups opposing the permit.
Why it matters: Council members said dust, groundwater and heavy truck traffic would affect parts of Llano and neighboring counties. One council member called the number of truck trips alone a reason to oppose the permit, and another said the council’s action supported neighboring jurisdictions already raising concerns.
Council discussion noted the application remains under review and that federal and state oversight and local groundwater districts still have roles in the process. Council members asked whether the plant was already operating; Shipley said it was not yet open and remained subject to additional approvals.
The council took the action by voice vote after a motion and second; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting record. The resolution will be forwarded to TCEQ and other relevant agencies as listed in the council item.
The city’s resolution aligns Llano with other local governments and advocacy groups that have expressed concern about air quality, aquifer impacts and roadway wear from heavy truck traffic associated with large aggregate-processing sites.
Provenance: The discussion began when the mayor introduced item two and Wayne Shipley spoke to the council; Shipley’s remarks and the council’s vote appear together in the meeting record.
