The months-long battle between the people of Springfield Township and a potential gravel and sand strip-mining operation has come to an end. Three Rivers Aggregates, the Slippery Rock company that had applied for three conditional-use zoning variances, has pulled its applications, according to a letter from the company’s attorney, Louis Perrotta, to Springfield Township Solicitor Ray Bogaty. Allied News attempted unsuccessfully…
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Permitting Update: Ohio
Mercer Co. residents are voicing their disapproval of sand and gravel quarries looking to open in Springfield Township. This comes as yet another public hearing session was held Wednesday– to give township officials all the facts before they make a decision on the company. Residents say they’re not opposed to new business but don’t want to put their health and…
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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…
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A company planning to mine for sand and gravel in New Beaver, Pa., is taking court action after the borough denied its application in September, according to the Beaver County Times. New Beaver Council denied New Galilee-based Three Rivers Aggregates’ conditional use request in a 6-1 vote following public opposition and lingering questions. Developers filed the appeal in Lawrence County…
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