Quarry Would Cause Significant Impacts

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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