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Warrick County commission directs counsel to object to Alcoa Fuels mining permit
Summary
County staff highlighted an advertised permit (S-00366-4) proposing highwall mining under Boonville-New Harmony Road and Bateman Road. Commissioners voted to have county counsel draft and send a formal objection to the permit application.
County staff alerted the board to an advertised mining permit (S-00366-4) from Alcoa Fuels seeking to continue highwall mining under Boonville-New Harmony Road and to mine under Bateman Road. The staff memo and advertisement were available in the public library; the board was told there is a 30-day comment window from the last advertisement date.
A county official recommended objecting to the mining plan and asked the county attorney to draft a formal response. The commissioners voted to authorize counsel to prepare and file an objection to the mining permit and to send it to the address listed in the advertisement.
During the discussion, concern was raised about a pending road-use agreement and about communications with the state Department of Natural Resources. Commissioners did not specify legal arguments in open session; the board’s directive was limited to authorizing counsel to draft and file an objection.
Next steps: county counsel will draft an objection and file it within the statutory comment period. Any legal or technical basis for objection will be reflected in the counsel-prepared filing; the motion recorded at the meeting did not adopt specific findings on the record.
