ACC Mayor and Commission Discuss $250 Million Quarry, Blasting Effects

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Friday, November 15th, 2024

The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission met Tuesday and heard a presentation on a reservoir project that may cost the county a quarter of a billion dollars.

At Tuesday’s meeting, discussion of plans to store water in the eastside Rock Hill Quarry led to a broader examination of the site’s effects on its neighbors. District 3 Commissioner Tiffany Taylor said that while she supports efforts to increase the county’s water supply, her constituents have already been harmed by the quarry’s blasting operations.

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