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Concerns about traffic congestion from road closures and threats to air and water quality from local construction projects dominated Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting.
EAST ROCKHILLÂ â Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1st Dist., is asking the federal Environmental Protection Agency to permanently close the Rockhill Quarry.Â
The call came along with a March 11 letter to new EPA Administrator Michael Regan that also informed Regan about the critical, ongoing environmental issues surrounding the quarry, a release from Fitzpatrick s office said. Regan was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 10 to be the EPA administrator under the Biden administration.Â
The quarry on Rockhill Road in East Rockhill is owned by Hanson Aggregates Pennsylvania. Quarrying at the site had appeared to have ceased in the 1980s, but attempts to resume in recent years led to legal battles with the township and protests from residents. Naturally occurring asbestos was detected there in December of 2018, leading to a temporary order from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection that all quarrying operations be halted. That order remains in effect,
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