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Commissioners approve expansion of Shaw Mine, citing workforce training and buffers
Summary
The board granted a special-use permit for Shaw Mine LLC to expand mining operations by about 11.15 acres, including 4.11 acres of excavated area; applicant and staff noted workforce-training partnerships with Cape Fear Community College and said site buffers meet UDO standards.
Pender County commissioners approved a special-use permit (SUP) allowing Shaw Mine LLC to expand existing nonmetallic mineral-mining operations by roughly 11.15 acres, including 4.11 acres proposed for excavation, with conditions recommended by staff.
Staff presented the project as an expansion of an existing permitted operation and said required vegetated buffers exceed the county's Uniform Development Ordinance (UDO) minimums. The project area is part of a larger…
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