Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
Issue link: http://read.dmtmag.com/i/581365
State & Province Province NEWS To keep up to date with news from the United States and Canada, visit www.AggMan.com for daily updates. by Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief tdunphy@randallreilly.com AGGREGATES MANAGER October 2015 4 Indiana Lake County residents continue to pursue their options against Singleton Stone Quarry as work at the operation moves along. According to the Chicago Tribune, the operation still needs its Indiana Department of Environmental Management Section 401 water permit, which is currently under review. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requested that the permit be denied. A spokesman for the agency told the newspaper that it had received between 45 and 60 comments regarding the property. New York An Ohio man was hospitalized after being pursued by state police. According to The Buffalo News, state police followed Andrew Betancur Jr., who was driving a car reported as stolen. During the pursuit, Betacur veered off a thruway and down a 100-foot embankment into the Buffalo Crushed Stone quarry. He was listed in good condition. California At Aggregates Manager's press time, the Napa County Planning Commission was planning a second round of public testimony regarding Syar Industries request to expand its operation there. According to the Napa Valley Register, the operator is seeking a 110-acre expansion of its 497-acre quarry. The planning staff recommended a 77-acre expansion, but company offi cials said that would not yield enough basalt for local construction projects. An earlier hearing led to four hours of comments and a barrage of letters to the commission, including a packet from a group called the Coalition Engaged Against Syar Expansion. That group is opposed to any expansion of the operation. Syar submitted more than 300 cards signed by people in support of the expansion. Pennsylvania Police charged seven people with trespassing after fi nding them swimming in a quarry, WFMZ TV reports. The quarry, located in Lower Mount Bethel Township, is near another quarry where two people died earlier in the summer, and both inactive operations are owned by the same company. Alan Daniel Longo,18, Dominic Victor Martinez-Soto, 19, Nicholas Ryan Iezzi, 18, Nicholas Mark Ka- kascik, 19, Kyle R. Moore, 22, Joshua A. Kinney, 19, and Ajinkkya U. Kelkar, 19, were charged with criminal trespass by the state police. North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr attended a North Carolina Aggregates Associa- tion meeting and toured Vulcan Materials Co.'s Gold Hill Quarry. The Salisbury Post reported that Burr talked with senior quarry offi cials about highway reauthorization. He said having a federal highway bill would allow for more adequate planning of major highway projects. Connecticut The owner of Mountain Spring Quarry has pressed charges against two town employees, alleging that they illegally entered a trailer on his property and stole fi les this spring. The Journal Inquirer reports that operation owner Vincent DeFilippo says he has pictures taken by security cameras that show Town Engineer William Dwinells and former Town Planner Linda Farmer entering the trailer without permission and stealing fi les. North Carolina Grove Stone & Sand Co. partnered with Carolina Cat to host its 8th annual Rock the Quarry 5K Trail Challenge and Kids Fun Run on Sept. 19. According to the Citizen-Times, the run features some of the best views of Western North Carolina and combines scenic views, private trails, multiple stream crossings, and a half-mile span through the active quarry operation. Each participant in the Kids Fun Run received a customized race day medal. All proceeds from the event benefi t the operation's neighbor, the Black Mountain Home for Children, and long-time partner, the Colburn Earth Science Museum. Minnesota Offi cials do not know the cost of draining Quarry 8 at the Quarry Park and Nature Preserve while searching for the body of a missing St. Cloud man. The St. Cloud-Times reports that the search for Phillip Miller led to a joint effort between the Sterns County sheriff's offi ce, the parks depart- ment, and the highway department. The water level was lowered from 100 feet to 10 feet, draining 4.7 million gallons. Offi cials estimate it will take eight to 10 years for the water levels to return to their previous depths.