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Granite
Construction is proposing a new quarry on 333 acres in the foothills
northeast of Gonzales. It would operate for the next 113 years.
Included in the project is an aggregate open pit mine (using explosives
to blast hillsides away), a hot asphalt Plant, a Portland cement
plant, and asphalt and concrete recycling facilities. The Monterey
County Planning Commission has approved the project, but a citizens
group called "Preserve Our Valley" has appealed this approval
to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors. Find out more at http://www.preserveourvalley.org/.
Now
is the time to speak up. The Board of Supervisors will consider
this project on March 9th, at 1:30 p.m.
posted
03.04.04
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