RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. – Nearly 100 residents opposed to a planned limestone quarry in Franklin County met to develop their case against what they call a threat to their community, possibly involving sacred Indian burial grounds.
Quarry company officials said the proposed 100-acre quarry would bring 30 to 40 jobs to the region and would be under strict federal and state environmental guidelines.
Limestone Redbay Inc., of Columbus, Miss., applied to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management for air and water release permits March 16.
The public has until April 15 to comment. Residents can to request a public hearing.
Residents at the meeting on Tuesday said the project would threaten houses, reduce water quality in Bear Creek, break the water table, pollute drinking springs and possibly intrude on an Indian burial mound.
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