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  • According to the New Castle News, in an August court order, Lawrence County, Pa., Common Pleas Judge John W. Hodge granted New Galilee-based Three Rivers Aggregates LLC a conditional use permit to build a sand and gravel mine on two parcels of land zoned commercial, on the south side of Route 18 just east of Glenkirk Road, and west of Newport Road. In August 2021, representatives of Three Rivers Aggregate, including the project engineer Mark Phillian, of RAR Engineering, and their attorney Lou Perrotta, had a conditional use hearing with New Beaver borough council. During the meeting, the representatives stated they wished to build the sand and gravel mine on three parcels of land, two of which are zoned commercial, which allows mining through a conditional use, and one zoned agricultural, which automatically allows mining operations. Members of the public in attendance expressed disapproval and concerns over the proposed mine, citing concerns over noise, safety, environmental impact, and a decrease in property values. A month later, borough council voted 6-1 to deny the conditional use request, which led Three Rivers Aggregate, through Perrotta, to file an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas.
  • The Yadkin County Board of Commissioners denied a rezoning request that would have allowed for a rock quarry 1,500 ft. behind West Yadkin Elementary School in Hamptonville, N.C. Real Estate Developer Jack Mitchell had previously announced in a letter to neighbors that the plan was for the site to become an aggregate quarry operated as Three Oaks Quarry. Community residents remained staunchly against the proposal, voicing concerns over property values, possible damage to wells and groundwater supply and the close proximity of the site to West Yadkin Elementary School.

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