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Community groups and developer back Oliver de Silva quarry agreement as conservation package advances
Summary
After public comment from local groups and environmental advocates, the committee advanced an amendment to a quarry lease with Oliver de Silva Inc., highlighting conservation elements including dam removals, endangered‑species habitat purchases and a $20,000 grant for a CERT program in Sonole.
The committee heard robust public comment supporting a proposed amendment to the quarry lease with Oliver de Silva Inc., centered on a negotiated conservation package that project supporters say will produce habitat protection and river restoration projects.
Peter Galvin, program director for the Center for Biological Diversity, urged the committee to approve the…
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