Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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State & Province NEWS by Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief AGGREGATES MANAGER October 2014 4 State & Province NEWS by Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief tdunphy@randallreilly.com New York An SUV reported stolen several months ago was found submerged at the Hanson Aggregates Quarry in Le Roy. According to the Penfi eld Post, a worker at the quarry spo ed the Jeep Wrangler partially submerged, but no one was inside. e vehicle was 70 to 75 feet down in the quarry. To keep up to date with this breakdown of news in the United States and Canada, visit www.AggMan.com for daily updates. Illinois Dupo-based Columbia Quarry Co. fi led suit against Petroff Trucking, alleging that it failed to pay for services. e Madison-St. Clair Record reports that the operator has past due invoices totaling $122,983.77. It is seeking payment on invoices, fi nance charges of $31,869.46, and a orney fees, as well as any other relief the court provides. Indiana At Aggregates Manager's press time, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management was planning a public hearing on how the proposed Singleton Stone quarry would impact local air quality. According to nwi.com, the operation's developers have applied for an air permit that would comply with the local dust control regulations. It would limit its particulate ma er to 25 tons a year and the total production to 1 million tons a year. Local residents who are opposing the quarry have voiced concerns about its aff ect on the water table. Massachusetts e Plymouth Planning Board voted 4-1 against recommending the Zoning Board of Appeals grant a local trucking company a permit to remove 250,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel off county land. Wicked Local Plymouth reports that Kingstown Trucking says it wants to move the material to create a solar array on 10 acres of the land parcel. e majority of Planning Board members said there are "far too many mining operations in town and there is no guarantee solar panels would be installed." Alabama Forbes magazine reports that Vulcan Materials moved up a spot in the S&P 500. Based on order by largest market capitalization, Vulcan bumped McCormick & Co., Inc. from the #421 spot. Forbes says that market capitalization provides for an apples-to- apples look at stock values. It estimates the market cap for Vulcan to be $8.21 million. Arizona The Arizona Attorney General's Offi ce closed a criminal investigation into whether the Maricopa County Flood Control District violated open meetings laws by holding a secret meeting to discuss ABC Sand & Rock and tried to cover it up. The Arizona Republic reports that the investiga- tion began after the producer accused the agency of trying to put it out of business. The suit was thrown out of court, but Attorney General investigators served a search warrant on the Flood Control District's offi ces, with the warrant matching claims about potential open-meeting violations. In September, however, the AG offi ce closed the investigation due to lack of evidence of criminal wrongdoing. Illinois An algal bloom in stormwater stored in the Elmhurst Quarry created an irregular odor just after Labor Day. According to Suburban Life Media, neighbors noticed the smell when DuPage County Stormwater Manage- ment pumped fl oodwater collected in the quarry back into Salt Creek. The intent was to create additional capacity in the quarry for future rain events and was coordinated with water levels in the river. Lack of oxy- gen in the stored fl oodwater caused the algal bloom, so the county staff is now re-oxygenating the standing water. Once treated, pump-back operations will resume. North Carolina A portion of the $30.85 million bond issue facing Winston-Salem voters next month may be used to create a new park on 220 acres of a former Vulcan quarry acquired by the city. The Winston-Salem Journal reports $4 million could be used at the yet-to-be-named Quarry Park. Plans for the fi rst phase of development include an elevated boardwalk through the trees leading from the top of the highwall to the water's edge, picnic shelters, and an amphitheater with views of downtown.