Planning commission recommends approval for 1880 Block Quarry expansion; commissioners weigh 20‑year CUP and road‑tracking conditions

Miami County planning staff told the Board of County Commissioners on July 30 that the Planning Commission recommended approval of a conditional‑use permit (CUP) to expand an existing quarry operation operated by 18 80 Enterprises. The CUP would extend quarrying beyond the original west‑80 acres to include adjoining property to the east, bringing the total affected acreage to just over 200 acres, per staff. Kenny Cook, planning director, summarized the case history: the quarry operation dates to about 1954 and was approved under the county’s 1992 zoning adoption as Z‑87; the current expansion application follows a 2023 property transfer. Cook said the Planning Commission held a public hearing, requested a traffic study, and recommended approval 6–1. Cook said an engineer found the quarry’s projected truck traffic did not meet thresholds requiring turn lanes under…