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Public commenter cites Alabama statute and killed local bill while urging protections from quarry blasting
Summary
A resident told commissioners that Alabama Code §45-42-260 gives the county zoning authority outside municipal limits and urged protection after a local bill that would have restricted blasting near historic sites failed in committee.
At the Limestone County Commission work session, resident Kelly Dye urged commissioners to use their zoning authority to block blasting near historic structures and said a local bill that would have restricted blasting within two miles of historic buildings was defeated in a county committee in April 2024.
Dye read from Alabama law and told commissioners that Alabama Code §45-42-260 permits the Limestone County Commission to divide unincorporated territory into…
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