Politics & Government

Liberty Quarry Denied

The Planning Commission voted 4-1 to deny the project planned for just south of Temecula.

A plan to mine hills just south of Temecula was denied today.

The Riverside County Planning Commission voted 4-1 to deny mining permits and a sound ordinance exception for Liberty Quarry, a strip mining operation that was proposed for Temecula's southern border.

Commissioner James Porras cast the lone approving vote.

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