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November 2016

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by Therese Dunphy | Editor-in-Chief tdunphy@randallreilly.com 6 AGGREGATES MANAGER / November 2016 To keep up to date with news from the United States and Canada, visit www.AggMan.com for daily updates. STATE & PROVINCE NEWS CALIFORNIA The Claremont University Consortium's (CUC) plan to turn a former quarry on the county border into a sports complex got the green light from the planning commission and, at Aggregates Manager's press time, was set to go before the city council. According to the Claremont Courier, the univer- sity's plan includes the environmental impact report, conceptual site plan, tentative parcel map, and 30-year development agreement. Claremont's side of the lot is divided into three parcels. The northern parcel will go to Pitzer College, which is planning to build a tennis court, two volleyball courts, and a basketball court. The second parcel will go to Claremont McKenna College and will include a baseball and football field, archery range, golf practice ar- ea, and an Argentinean paddle tennis court. The third parcel, which is quite small, will be owned by CUC. ILLINOIS The Thornton Historical Society conducts two tours per year — once in June and again in Oc- tober — of the Thornton Quarry, located about 25 miles south of Chicago. A reporter for the Chicago Tribune got a ticket to the October tour and described his tour in a recent article. The tour stopped on an overlook where participants could see the waterfalls in the quarry before going down to the floor of the quarry where they saw processing equipment in action. A village trustee described the work being done inside the oper- ation to create the water retention project that is said to be the world's largest stormwater reser- voir, with a capacity of nearly 8 billion gallons. Organizers for the event told the reporter he was welcome to write about the tour, but asked him not to advertise it. The tours are sold out through 2021. KANSAS ARKANSAS CONNECTICUT Apac-Kansas Inc, an Oldcastle Co., donat- ed a 2003 RoadTec asphalt paver valued at $20,000 to Salina Tech earlier this year, ac- cording to ksal.com. Mike Warren, equipment manager for Apac-Kansas in Salina, and Jason Heis, area manager, told the news agency that the company donated the paver so local students could familiarize themselves with the systems and learn about opportunities for die- sel technicians outside trucks and agricultural equipment. Warren is on the advisory board for Salina Tech's Diesel Tech program. "We're excited about getting young people into these careers," Warren said. "We're reaching out to high school kids and showing them there are other career paths besides going through four years of college." In late September, a Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) inspector conducted a surprise inspection at the Mari- on County rock quarry based on an anonymous complaint, the Baxter Bulletin reports. The complaint alleged that quarry per- sonnel lacked proper training. After ceasing operations for two hours during the inspection, the site was cleared of any wrong- doing. After it passed a paperwork review with flying colors, the foreman — Terry St. Onge — appeared before the Marion County Quorum Court to voice his anger and provide an overview of the training quarry workers receive. He also told the judge that the shutdown cost the county about $3,000 in lost production. "If we keep having to stop because of these complaints, you're go- ing to end up costing the county money," he warned. As previously reported, the Westerly Town Council suggested looking into the possibility of the town purchasing the 105-acre property owned by Comolli's Westerly Granite Co. Inc. as a means to end complaints and controversy at the site which have been regular since Copar Quarries started operations there. The Wester- ly Sun reports that the firm hired to appraise the property, Peter M. Scotti & Associates, determined the property has a market value of $2 million and contains approximately 7 million tons of granite reserves. It also determined the property's "highest and best" use is as a quarry. The town council discussed the property briefly, but has not taken action.

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