Tag: Jackson County
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 […]
Jackson County Board of Commissioners Meeting
The BOC will decide whether to approve or deny Vulcan Materials Inc. a Special Use Permit for the South Jackson Quarry. If they approve Vulcan will still have to go […]
Band Against The Quarry
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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 Planning Commission Hearing
The planning commission meeting is like the warm up for the final decision at the Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for November 18. We will get a chance to hear […]
Jackson County October Planning Commission Meeting
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 …
Vulcan Threatens South Jackson
As you may know, Vulcan Materials Co. (www.vulcanmaterials.com), a huge conglomerate, has been negotiating contracts on approximately 1000 acres of land along Chandler Bridge Road near Jefferson River Road, up toward New Kings Bridge Rd. and over to Center on 441. This land is zoned agricultural, with most in conservation.
