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Jefferson County approves quarry, including destruction of critical wetlands and buffers

The Jefferson County Department of Community Development has decided that a proposed quarry will have no significant environmental influence and will not require an environmental impact statement. The determination of nonsignificance issued by the county includes 35 mitigation measures to address effects on surface water, air quality, environmental impacts, critical areas, plants and animals and noise, according to the county…. The company’s proposal includes mining in some of the 12 wetland and wetland buffers areas on the property, and landowner Pope has proposed compensation by deeding more than 55 acres of property it owns along Shine Creek.

http://peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120424/news/304249991/quarry-near-ludlow-wins-county-approval

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