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20 <br /> PAGE 2 Thursday, November 30, 2000 <br /> " ion <br /> poll Ing, <br /> dk for. quarr y ex eye <br /> On the list. Establishment voirs• <br /> American Stone and OWASA :, _ ,_ u . z 4 ,"". „wI►r= <br /> Ofa well-repa2r fund f07' have applied together for a special soars swoon k ¢741 y, a <br /> 00 <br /> nearb ' residents use permit to do the expansion. 1- 7 <br /> Existing quarry. k� <br /> r tz. . . . .. } <br /> } g cx <br /> Saying "yes" or "no" to the permitrf t` �- " R � r � b <br /> t' <br /> By D ® D S9IAPARD ultimately falls to the Orange Coun- t - - >� <br /> ty Commissioners, which could <br /> ��"� �; j�s <br /> chh@heraid-sun.com; 732-6397 make the call as soon as next <br /> HILLSBOROUGH — A list of spring. <br /> County Plannin Director Craig 'P CIS <br /> more than 50 conditions such as g g ` ` <br /> ' Benedict and his staff are recom h � � . , <br /> the creation of awell-repair fund < � " -� � � rf4sa <br /> for b residents likely mending that the commissioners <br /> t nearby ely will be .sue x � <br /> ' approve the quarry expansion, butAmerican D <br /> at the heart of the county's decision . '� Aa Stone uar �f""{ yll <br /> they've also spelled out 53 possibler;,;F� , 9 ,7 � q ry <br /> on whether to approve an expan- i;._ w ;x i <br /> lion of the American Stone quarry conditions to that approval. '_�'� � , , a ti ; _ ait <br /> �^ The conditions are based partly ` }> - .t 4 _ � �� 2° n, <br /> off N.C. 54. <br /> on the 13 original conditions placed E =� <br /> American Stone has sought for Y` =4iV <br /> on the quarry about 30 years ago <br /> several years to expand its mining ' Proposed extension r, Existing <br /> as well as on discussions over the <br /> . at the site near Carrboro to roughly 5 (road will be abandoned) OWASA reservoir at <br /> 25 acres adjacent to the current pit. ast decade or so on the ossible ., Y jT i F 3 3wi 5s sue ;, M�s <br /> expansion. p r. _ �} . � r _ _x x , _ :ti � . . . . <br /> The Orange Water and Sewer One new condition Benedict now <br /> ,.;., STAFF GRAPHIC <br /> I IIAuthority wants to someday turn recommends against has to do with <br /> the expanded, mined-out pit into its those residents say they want. years of the expansion permit, to <br /> third reservoir, along with the Cane the idea of extending water and/or sewer service to residents near the Number 16 on the list of condi- look into the possibility of extend- <br /> %I -INI <br /> Creek and University Lake reser- quarry — service that some of lions calls for OWASA, within three please see QUARRY/PAGE 2 <br />