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Residents say mining trucks are damaging roads, health on County Road 350; county and Little River Materials agree to meet
Summary
Residents told the Chilton County Commission that heavy truck traffic from a nearby mining operation is producing dust, damaging roads and harming animals. Little River Materials said it scales trucks and will donate materials; county staff and the company agreed to meet with landowners to plan road improvements.
Residents near County Road 350 told the Chilton County Commission that heavy truck traffic tied to a nearby mining operation is producing constant dust, damaging the road and affecting health and livelihoods.
Peggy Bird Burdock, who said she runs a horse farm on the road, told commissioners "the dust these trucks create is extreme" and said one horse was diagnosed with asthma and had to be rehomed. She said the road is not designed for the volume of heavy trucks and asked the county to consider paving or an alternate route.
Fletcher Wilkinson, a representative of Little River Materials, told the commission the company has bought equipment to help…
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