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Planning Commission recommends approval of proposed Lewisville-area quarry after hours of public comment
Summary
After an extended public hearing with dozens of residents citing air, water and traffic concerns, Columbia County planners recommended approval of a rezoning to allow a new aggregate quarry off Lewisville Road, forwarding the proposal to the Board of Commissioners with conditions including monitoring and buffer requirements.
The Columbia County Planning Commission voted Dec. 18 to recommend approval of a rezoning that would allow an aggregate quarry on multiple parcels off Lewisville Road, Baker Place and I-20, forwarding the matter to the Board of Commissioners for final action on Jan. 6, 2026.
Staff summarized the project as a large-scale mining operation with roughly 90 acres of active pits, three proposed mining pits, and about 167 acres to remain undeveloped. Consultants for the applicant told commissioners the operation would include mobile processing plants at first, berms and tree plantings as visual and noise buffers, and a reclamation plan intended to return parts of the site to open-water or other post-mining uses. The applicant’s presentation included a traffic study projecting an average of 100–125 trucks per…
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