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Resident urges denial of Noel Rock Quarry, warns of truck traffic and loss of rural character
Summary
A resident told the Hanover County Planning Commission that the proposed Noel Rock Quarry would bring heavy truck traffic, infrastructure expansion and environmental harm to western Hanover; staff said the applicant had not resubmitted plans or a traffic study, and the case likely won’t come before the commission before November.
During citizens’ time, resident Matthew Knuckles urged the Planning Commission to deny the proposed Noel Rock Quarry, saying the project would erode the rural character of western Hanover County and introduce sustained heavy truck traffic and industrial support facilities.
Knuckles told commissioners the quarry would bring not only dump trucks but fuel and concrete tankers, and that initial modest proposals often expand over time, leading to widened roads, stoplights and additional infrastructure. He argued the proposal would reduce nearby property values and harm wildlife.
Staff planner Gretchen Biernat responded that the quarry applicant had not resubmitted revised plans or its traffic study; she said the earliest the case might return to the commission would be November. No formal action on the quarry was taken at the meeting.
The exchange was recorded as part of citizens’ time; the commission did not take further action during the session.
