Tag: South Jackson
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 […]
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
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 Operation in San Antonio Lead to air Pollution and Sickness
Krystal Henagan used to live across the highway from the Vulcan Materials Company According to Henagan, once her family moved there, they started feeling sick. “Rheumatic fever, flu-like symptoms, cough, […]
Randy Durham Talks to WGAU About the Proposed Rock Quarry
Some residents in south Jackson County, just north of the Clarke County line, are calling on Jackson County Commissioners to reject a developer’s plans for a rock quarry. The Vulcan […]
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.
