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Ash County moves to implement Supreme Court order in Appalachian Materials permit dispute

3078799 · April 21, 2025
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Following a North Carolina Supreme Court ruling, the Ash County Board of Commissioners voted to withdraw its appeal of a water permit and asked counsel to seek a superior court order to issue an asphalt-plant permit if the prevailing party does not act.

The Ash County Board of Commissioners voted April 20 to withdraw the county's pending appeal of a water permit and to ask county counsel to move the superior court to issue an asphalt-plant permit for Appalachian Materials if the company or other prevailing party does not do so.

County Attorney John Kilby said the action followed a North Carolina Supreme Court order that resolved earlier litigation tied to the Planning Board and Appalachian Materials. Kilby told the board the practical effect would be to coordinate the timing for…

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