Author: stopthesouthjacksonrockquarry
The Missing 60 Percent
It’s a funny thing about the Vulcan site plan for SJRQ. It’s not very detailed. It’s got some pits, some berms, future plant site. The ‘conservation area’. Not much else. […]
Vulcan Will Sue the County
The word is out in the community, even in some of the local media – Vulcan will sue the county to force approval of its quarry in South Jackson. This […]
Quarry Dust
Rock quarries create invisible dust particles proven to cause silicosis—a progressive, incurable lung disease. Long-term exposure to particulate matter is strongly associated with heart disease, stroke, infertility, and pregnancy complications. Proven […]
Athens Manager’s letter to NEGRC
Press Release – NEGRC Issues Final Report on Vulcan Quarry
On 9/28 the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission completed its report on the proposal for the “East Jackson Quarry”. The NEGRC report is one of the few objective and independent sources […]
Jackson County October Planning Commission Meeting
Northeast Georgia Regional Commission Final Report On Proposed East Jackson Quarry
JC Planning Commission October Agenda
Vulcan Materials Has a History of Environmental and Workplace Violations
Current Parent Company Name: Vulcan MaterialsOwnership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol VMC)Headquartered in: AlabamaMajor Industry: building materialsSpecific Industry: building materialsPenalty total since 2000: $4,750,706Number of records: 144 See all …
September 2024 newsletter
After more than a year of waiting to see what Vulcan would do, they havenow submitted to Jackson County for a Special Use Permit for a quarrybetween Highway 441 and […]
