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Residents, commissioners spar over proposed Belmont Park dirt pit; county staff outline limited authority and traffic fixes
Summary
A resident raised safety and notification concerns about a proposed dirt pit on a 145-acre tract near Belmont Park Drive; county officials said permitting is handled by ADEM, engineers will meet the resident, and turn-lane work is planned at McDonald Road.
John Kelly, a Belmont Park Drive resident, told the Mobile County Commission on the record that neighbors did not receive notice that Parton Smyth Incorporated had purchased about 145 acres and planned to develop a dirt pit, and he warned of safety and infrastructure impacts from heavy dump trucks crossing a nearby bridge and dam.
The county responded that permits for dirt pits fall under the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) rather than county regulatory authority, and county engineers will meet with Kelly to answer technical questions. Commissioners also said engineering staff are planning turn lanes at the…
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