Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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7 AGGREGATES MANAGER July 2015 Virginia The Loudon County Planning Commission recently received a presentation on Water- side development, a plan that would create a 54-acre lake and nearly 2,600 multi- family residential units. The site would be created by fi lling Loudoun Quarries to cre- ate the lake and by building the residential units, as well as retail, commercial, and educational development. The project developers committed to making more than $40 million in road improvements, according to Leesburg Today. The project is expected to generate more than $160 million in local taxes over 25 to 30 years. Pennsylvania A proposal for a quarry in Lower Milford Township is set to get its long-awaited public hearing before the state Department of Environ- mental Protection. The Morning Call reports that the DEP will hear testimony regarding Geryville Materials Inc.'s proposal for a 127.6-acre quarry. Previously, the township's Planning Commission rejected its zoning application, but a Commonwealth Court decision overturned that decision and al- lowed the project to move forward. To date, the township is estimated to have spent more than $1 million fi ghting the operation. Rhode Island Police identifi ed a 28-year-old man from Westerly who died after falling 80 to 100 feet in an area quarry as Jack Daniels. Ac- cording to abc6.com, Daniels and three others had been riding motorcycles on the quarry property at the time of the incident. Daniels was not on a motorcycle when he fell, however, during the May 24 incident. Offi cers found him at the base of the quarry in serious condition. He was treated at the scene, but died a short time later. Police are continuing their investigation. Utah The Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry in Salt Lake City recently offered free public tours. Deseret News reports that the educational staff from Burpee Museum led daily tours and talk- ed about current and past excavations. Three 45-minute tours were offered each day. They were made available through a partnership between the Bureau of Land Management's Utah Henry Mountains Field Station and the Burpee Museum of Rockford, Ill. To date, the quarry has yielded long-necked sauropods and carnivorous dinosaurs, as well as a rare Jurassic armored dinosaur, Mymoorapelta. Washington Neighbors of Yacolt Mountain Quarry voiced safety concerns about conditions around the operation, particularly regarding trucks, The Columbian reports. In response, Columbian County is restriping an intersection near the operation to improve turning, clearing vegeta- tion to improve stopping and sighting dis- tance, putting up warning signs, and working with the local operator to improve road condi- tions, including turning radius. Tel: +1-630-971-0150 Email: info@flexco.com www.flexco.com SOLVING ISSUES SOLVING ISSUES ALONG THE BELT LINE At Flexco, we take your system's productivity as seriously as you do. That's why we offer comprehensive solutions to your belt conveyor issues. From conveyor belt splicing, belt cleaning systems, and belt tracking, to impact beds and maintenance tools – we can help you maximize your uptime, keep your output high, and help your employees work safer. MECHANICAL BELT SPLICING BELT CONVEYOR MAINTENANCE CONVEYOR BELT CLEANING SYSTEMS AD224_enUS_224_HPvert_Aggman_0615.indd 1 6/10/15 7:20 AM Untitled-4 1 6/15/15 1:32 PM