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20 AGGREGATES MANAGER / February 2018 PLANT PROFILE volumes. We want to set it up to produce two weeks every other month. We'll run up enough inventory to supply the demand based on what sales budgets are and then, if there's a big demand, we may come in and produce sooner." Community relations "We've come full circle with the commu- nity," says Jeff Johnson, Vulcan's man- ager, lands and public affairs, Southern and Gulf Coast Division. "We continue to work with the city to develop that relationship and be a positive part of the community. We attend city council meetings and school meetings and are involved in what they're planning to do, so if we see a need, we can budget for it and set aside funds to help." Gurley is a small municipality with limited funds, so Vulcan has been able to offer assistance on some projects. The quarry recently received a certificate of appreciation from the city for helping with drainage issues at a housing development. "We cleaned out a ditch where water was backing up and breeding mosquitoes," West explains. "We used our equipment and employees to clean out the ditch and restore water flow. The city didn't have the people or equipment to do the job." One of the things Vulcan did on its property was to set up an outdoor classroom for the elementary school. The outdoor classroom is located in a small clearing in the woods just a short walk from the Gurley elementary school. Quarry personnel enlarged the clearing, constructed a trail with a small bridge over a low, wet area so the students could get in easily, and brought in some boulders with fossils. Hit the road with: collect them all! Flexible payment plans Downtime reimbursement Online certificates Flexible payment plans Downtime reimbursement Online certificates Hit the road with: collect them all! Protecting the rig that runs your business! Protecting the rig that runs your business! Protecting the rig that runs your business! Protecting the rig that runs your business! Progressive Casualty Ins. Co. & affi liates. All coverage subject to policy terms. 1-800-PROGRESSIVE 1-800-PROGRESSIVE PROGRESSIVE.com Photo courtesy of Vulcan Materials' Gurley Quarry