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Developers outline 60-acre initial opening and new frontage road; residents warn of wells, dust and blasting
Summary
Heritage Group representatives told the MSD Southwest Allen County board the proposed quarry would start with a roughly 60-acre opening inside a larger special-use footprint and use a new frontage road for access; residents raised concerns about groundwater impacts, silica dust, blasting and traffic.
At a special meeting dominated by public comment, representatives for the Heritage Group described zoning filings and engineering plans for a proposed quarry while residents and former district officials warned of health, traffic and groundwater risks.
Josh Neil, an attorney for the developer, said the applicant filed three zoning requests in March — two rezones (roughly 202 acres and 189 acres) and a special-use application described in his remarks as "a 500 acre application." He added: "Within that 500 acre…
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