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Rankin County approves 4‑acre mining conditional‑use permit at Pilgrim Rest Drive with road and erosion controls
Summary
The board approved Albert McCoy’s request to mine 4 acres of a 6‑acre parcel at 204 Pilgrim Rest Drive, attaching standard mining conditions including daily road cleaning, erosion controls, a defined ingress/egress location near the cemetery and a requirement that the property owner repair any public‑road damage.
The Rankin County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 16 approved a conditional‑use permit allowing Albert McCoy to mine roughly 4 acres of a 6‑acre parcel at 204 Pilgrim Rest Drive, contingent on standard conditions addressing road safety, erosion control and operating hours.
County staff opened a public hearing on the application and said McCoy had obtained an MDEQ 4‑Acre Mine Exempt Permit for the site. Neighbor Jamie Riddle spoke during public comment, saying he did not oppose the permit but urged the board to require trucks to use an ingress/egress point by the Pilgrim Rest cemetery rather than the narrow interior…
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