Intern suggests neighbor‑notification rules for blasting after site visits with fire marshal

Laney Klein recounted observing a blast near Acworth while working with the fire marshal and said the county's terrain sometimes makes blasting unavoidable for development. "I did not know what blasting was before the summer, but I quickly learned that Cherokee County has some really challenging terrain," Klein said, and recommended exploring ordinances that would require crews to notify neighbors within a certain radius before blasting and to provide proof of the notification with the permit application.