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Stantec: Franklin quarry blasts largely within PDD limits; committee places Q4 report on file
Summary
At a Jan. 28, 2025, meeting, the Franklin City Quarry Monitoring Committee received a Q4 2024 monitoring report from Stantec showing most blasts met PDD limits; the committee voted unanimously to place the report on file while noting 12 resident complaints in the quarter.
The Franklin City Quarry Monitoring Committee voted Jan. 28, 2025, to place on file a quarterly monitoring report from Stantec Consulting Services Inc. showing that most blasting at the city quarry met the permitted-development (PDD) limits in 2024, though residents filed a dozen complaints during the fourth quarter.
Kristin Gunderson, a Stantec consultant, told the committee the Q4 report covers October through December 2024 and summarizes three unannounced exterior observation visits (two in October, one in November), seismic and air‑overpressure monitoring, and complaint tracking. “In that quarter, we did complete 3 observation events,” Gunderson said.
The monitoring summary showed 32 blasting events in Q4 and 87 blasts for calendar year 2024.…
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