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Atchison County residents raise road, health concerns as commission discusses zoning and quarry plans
Summary
Public commenters urged the Atchison County Commission to consider how quarries and heavy truck traffic affect county roads and health; commissioners discussed options including forming a planning commission and a yearlong moratorium on certain land uses and set a public meeting for May 28 to hear residents.
Daniel Schlitzbaum, a resident, told the Atchison County Commission at its May 13 meeting that a proposed quarry could cause heavy wear on county roads and called for a per-ton “rock tax” on gravel removed from county quarries.
Schlitzbaum said much of the county’s quarry product leaves Atchison County and that heavy trucks — often “between 80 and 90,000 pounds” — accelerate road wear. He asked the commission to require quarry operators or townships that use county roads to contribute to road maintenance.
Commissioners and county staff replied that Kansas law limits…
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