Kelly Dye, a Limestone County resident, urged the County Commission on Jan. 6 to adopt a county-level noise ordinance and to act against what she described as prolonged noise and emissions from local asphalt and quarry operations.

Dye said she first raised the issue on Nov. 21 and followed up Dec. 16, when she said she was told by the county chairman and county attorney Andrew Dill that noise ordinances typically start at the legislative level. Dye cited the "Alabama limited self governance act," which she said allows counties to address "weeds, junkyards, litter and rubbish, noise pollution, unsanitary sewage, and animal control." She asked the commission to "step up and do something" rather than deferring responsibility.

Dye named Grayson Carter and Sons Construction Inc. and accused the company of locating asphalt plant operations in or near residential areas and of generating 10–12 hours per day of continuous noise she estimated at "nearly continuous 60 to 80 decibels" from truck traffic, tailgate slaps, equipment backup alarms and compactor vibrations. She told commissioners the vibrations have caused headaches and nausea for nearby residents and that emissions and blasting linked to a quarry in "Balmaina" have also affected homes.

Dye asked commissioners to consider whether they would tolerate similar impacts "if this was in your backyard" and criticized prior county officials for not acting. The county chairman and other commissioners did not take immediate regulatory action during the work session; Dye's remarks were recorded for the public record and the commission continued its agenda.

Dye also asked the commission to work with state legislators and the community to create local protections. She characterized the county's current regulatory framework as allowing "a corporate nuisance to infiltrate" longstanding residential neighborhoods. No ordinance or referral to staff was announced during the meeting.