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VERMONT According to the Burlington Free Press, granite used for a mock gravestone with Donald Trump's name and the inscription, "Mak- ing America Hate Again," comes from the Rock of Ages quarry in Barre. The 420-pound marker was featured in the New York Times and other media outlets when it turned up anonymously and un- announced in Central Park at the end of March. WISCONSIN Dane County zoning officials have delayed a revocation hearing for a conditional use permit to give a quarry operator an opportunity to come into compliance, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. The action follows complaints about the quarry's hours of operation made after trucks were seen entering and leaving the site one night in April. Upon inspection, the quarry was found to be in violation of eight of 18 permit conditions, including failure to im- plement proper erosion control, operating on 12 more acres than allowed in the permit, failing to install safety fences along the quarry perimeter, excavating in areas not identified on its reclama- tion plan, failing to provide blasting information for more than a year, and operating outside specified hours. TEXAS TENNESSEE APAC Texas LLC's request to increase annual production at its quarry near Marble Falls is being met with resistance from some area residents, DailyTrib.com reports. The plant currently produces 7.7 million tons per year and is seeking an amendment to its air quality permit to increase production to 12 million tons per year. Neighbors say they are concerned about the increase in particulate matter that would accompany higher tonnage levels. A group has banded together to form the Texas Hill Country Property Rights Coalition and has hired an environmental attorney to help them with their opposition to the expansion. The Nashville International Airport is using an abandoned quarry to cut its cooling costs in half. According to WKRN, the airport is saving $430,000 per year. The geothermal lake cool- ing system pumps hot water from the terminal's cooling plant to stainless-steel heat exchangers submerged in the reservoir. Water is cooled from 79 to about 63 degrees. The airport au- thority's vice president of strategic planning and sustainability says the system is the largest of its kind in North America. AGGREGATES MANAGER / July 2016 9 AIM FOR UPTIME The new RigScan audit program uses cutting edge tools to increase your safety and equipment availability. We'll identify rig problems before they sideline production. 800-732-6762 www.atlascopco.us