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Q UNNAIRRY all of them neighbors : were solidly increase the risk of accidents, <br /> opposed to the expansion . . Carrboro Alderman Allen Spalt <br /> FROM PAGE 1 Many argued that the additional said he shared the worry because <br /> quarrying would add only marginal- loaded stone carriers would build <br /> ly to the potential storage capacity momentum coming down the hill <br /> ofdered it and American Stone into of the mine . The project's chief Grit- from the quarry, <br /> mediation with the neighbors . ic, Erwin Danziger, believes the cur- The three governments appear <br /> All three governments have . to rent pit, finished, would hold about likely to hold separate votes on the <br /> approve the project because of its 2 .3 billion gallons . proposal later this year. The Orange <br /> location in the University Lake The difference between that and 3 County Commissioners referred the <br /> watershed and in the "joint plan- billion gallons makes it "remarkable application to the county planning <br /> ping" area they created in 1987. that we're going to incur this type of board for a recommendation, , per <br /> Roughly 80 people packed the destruction," Judy 'Ibcker said. haps in late June . <br /> commissioners ' meeting room in "If the amount of [extra] water is <br /> Orange County's Southern Human less than seven-tenths of a * billion <br /> Services Center on Wednesday gallons, it seems to me we could <br /> night. Only one member of the pub- make this up in some type of con- . <br /> lic — Chapel Hill resident Pearson. servation measure very easily, " <br /> Stewart — joined OWASA and Marty Mandell said, s� <br /> American Stone officials in support- Elected officials asked few ques- <br /> ing the project, tions about the utility's demand .esti- - - <br /> "I would submit to you that it's the. mates . Their most obvious concern <br /> duty of Orange County to prepare was the prospective rerouting of <br /> itself for the pressures that are Bethel-Hickory Grove Church 7M, weekends 2 : 00 <br /> going to come, " Stewart said. "The Road . The expansion will cross the <br /> county has a responsibility to pro- present road. = ' <br /> vide a good water supply it can use Neighbors complained that the 9 : 10, weekends 4: 10 <br /> as a bargaining chip, if nothing new route would channel traffic into <br /> else . " N. C . 54 at the bottom of two hills , a �The rest of the speakers, nearly place they believe is likely to 7 : 100 9 #20 , weekends 2 : 10 , 4 : : 20 <br />