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Commission addresses community concern about rumored Starlight quarry; says current zoning blocks it
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Summary
A commissioner said constituents feared a quarry on Starlight; planners and commissioners responded that zoning in that area does not allow M1/M2 industrial uses, state EPA applications had been previously rejected, and any quarry proposal would require rezoning and stepwise approvals beginning with the planning commission.
A commissioner raised constituent concern about a rumored quarry on Starlight and the planning commission addressed the report and community unease.
The commissioner said residents had emailed with concerns about "a company coming in with a quarry on Starlight" and reassured listeners that there is currently no M1 or M2 zoning on Starlight and therefore "there could not at this time" be a quarry. The speaker noted that a state-level application had appeared and, according to the state website, "it has been rejected twice." The chair reiterated that any company seeking a quarry would first have to come before the planning commission and that only the county commission can rezone property, so the process would require multiple formal steps.
Commissioners emphasized that the current zoning and prior appellate decisions protect the area from an immediate rezoning-based quarry development, and they encouraged members of the public who received notices or heard rumors to rely on official channels for updates.
