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CEMENT KILN UPDATE

7/19/2024

THE CEMENT KILN APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN FOR ADDITIONALS COMMENTS !  THE ENDING DATE HAS BEEN CHANGING BECAUSE OF PROCEDURAL ISSUES BEING CORRECTLY DONE ON BLACK MOUNTAIN'S PART.  WE BELIEVE AT THIS TIME AUGUST 14TH, 2024 IS THE LAST DAY.  PLEASE INCLUDE IN YOUR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT ALL ORIGINAL COMMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT PERMIT COMMENTS.  IF SEARCHING YOU CAN SELECT "ALL COMMENTS" ON THE PAGE AND THEY WILL STILL BE VIEWABLE.  PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE A REQUEST FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING IF YOU LIVE WITHIN 15 MILES ON THE BASIS THAT THEY ARE 1. NOT USING LOCAL WIND DATA FOR A STUDY INCLUDING A PSD PERMIT, 2. THE TERRAIN CLASSIFICATION IS INCORRECT BY NOT USING THE POST-BUILD OUT INFORMATION, 3. THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERING THE QUARRY, MINING, OR HAUL ROADS EMISSIONS AS REQUIRED BY THE CLEAN AIR ACT.   I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYONE TO INCLUDE THESE STATEMENTS ON THEIR COMMENTS, ALONG WITH A DEMAND THEY GET A HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY OF THE HISTORICALLY TOXIC CLEANINGS AND DUST EMISSION DISPOSALS THEY NOW SAY WILL BE DONE ON THE PROPERTY.  THIS WILL EFFECT THE SOIL, AIR, AND WATER!!     PLEASE NOTE THEY DID NOT STATE THEY WOULD NOT BLAST IN GRAYSON COUNTY!       MORE TO COME!!!!!!

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